FS-5 Portable DTE Recorder, MANL-1128-03 - Holdan.eu

FS-5 

Portable HD/SD DTE 

Recorder 

User Guide 

MANL-1128-03

LEGAL NOTICES 

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL AND TRADE 

SECRET INFORMATION OF FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS AND 

ITS RECEIPT OR POSSESSION DOES NOT CONVEY ANY 

RIGHTS TO REPRODUCE OR DISCLOSE ITS CONTENTS, OR 

TO MANUFACTURE, USE, OR SELL ANYTHING THAT IT MAY 

DESCRIBE. USE IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT THE 

SPECIFIC WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF FOCUS 

ENHANCEMENTS IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN. 

EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO ENSURE THAT THE 

INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT IS COMPLETE AND 

ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF PRINTING; HOWEVER, THE 

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS SUBJECT 

TO CHANGE. 

Copyright 2008 Focus Enhancements 

All Rights Reserved 

The material contained in this document is also protected by 

copyright laws of the United States of America and other 

countries. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any form by 

any means, altered in any fashion, or stored in a data base or 

retrieval system, without express written permission of FOCUS 

ENHANCEMENTS. 

FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS cannot be responsible for 

unauthorized use of equipment and will not make allowance or 

credit for unauthorized use or access. 

FS-5 Portable HD/SD DTE Recorder 

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LEGAL NOTICES 

Contacting FOCUS ENHANCEMENTS: 

USA 

Office Hours: 

Monday through Friday 

8:00 AM to 5:00PM (Central Time) 

support@focusinfo.com 

Email: 

Telephone: +1 763-398-1658 

Fax: +1 763-571-7688 

Address: 

Focus Enhancements, Inc. 

1370 Dell Avenue 

Campbell, CA. 95008 

www.focusinfo.com 

EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) 

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 

9:00 AM to 5:00PM 

Email: 

techsupport@como.com 

Telephone: +49 4307 - 83 58 58 

Fax: +49 4307 - 83 58 99 

Address: COMO Computer & Motion GmbH 

A Focus Enhancements Company 

Lise-Meitner-Str. 15 

24223 Schwentinental/ Germany 


Serial Number 

The serial number for this equipment is located inside the unit, in 

the battery compartment. Please record this serial number and 

keep it in a secure area. 


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LEGAL NOTICES 

Regulations and Safety 

Focus Enhancements, Inc. 



Model Number: FS-5 DTE Recorder 

Date of Manufacture: 

Reference the Serial Number label attached to 

the unit. 

FCC Class B 

This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables 

and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. 

To prevent electromagnetic interference with electric appliances 

such as radios and televisions, use shielded cables and 

connectors. 

This equipment has been tested and found to comply within the 

limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 

FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable 

protection against harmful interference in a residential 

installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate 

radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 

accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful 

interference to radio communications. However, there is no 

guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular 

installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to 

radio or television reception, which can be determined by 

turning the equipment off and on, correct the interference by 

one or more of the following actions: 

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. 

• Increase the separation between the equipment and 

receiver. 

• Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different 

from that used by the receiver. 

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician 

for help. 


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LEGAL NOTICES 

Compliance 

FS-5 is a device marketed for use in industrial or business 

environments. The FS-5 complies with the regulations the 

following testing agencies: 

Australia and New Zealand 

European Union 


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LEGAL NOTICES 

Safety 

Symbols 

Power Supply Only 

This symbol indicates the presence of an un-insulated 

Dangerous Voltage within the product’s enclosure that 

may constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. 

In the FS-5 Documentation 

Caution Title 

This symbol indicates important operating or maintenance (servicing) 

information that the user should read and understand. 

Note Title 

This symbol indicates supplementary information about features, 

functions, or operations that may be of interest to the user. 

Documentation 

Read, Retain, and Follow Instructions 

All the safety and operating instructions should be read before 

the product is operated. 

• Retain Documentation 

Place documentation in a secure place for future reference on 

operating and safety instructions. 

• Follow All Operating and Safety Instructions 

• Pay Attention to All Warnings 

Warnings are provided to protect the operator, the equipment, 

and content. 


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LEGAL NOTICES 

Electrical Precautions 

Do Not Expose to Moisture 

Do not use this product near water or in an environment where it 

is exposed to dampness or there is the possibility of it getting wet. 

Do Not Remove Cover 

There are No User Serviceable Parts inside this unit. Servicing 

should be done by qualified service personnel. 

Power Sources 

Use only power sources that match those indicated on the 

marking label. If unsure of the type of power supply that is 

available, consult your dealer or local power company. 

Do Not Overload Power Outlets 

Do not overload wall outlets, extension cords, or integral 

convenience receptacles as this can result in a risk of fire or 

electric shock. 

Verify Power Plugs are Fully Inserted 

To prevent potential electrical shock to personnel, verify that the 

FS-5 power cord plug is fully inserted in to a grounded receptor 

and that the plug blades are not exposed. 

ATTENTION 

POUR PREVENIR LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES NE PAS 

UTILISER CETTE FICHE POLARISEE AVEC UN 

PROLONGATEUR, UNE PRISE DE COURANT OU UNE AUTRE 

SORTIE DE COURANT, SAUF SI LES LAMES PEUVENT ETRE 

INSEREES A FOND SANS EN LAISSER AUCUNE PARTIE A 

DECOUVERT. 

Power-Cord Protection 

• Routing Power-Cords 

Route power supply cords so that they are not likely to be 

walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them. 

Avoid sharp angles in the cord, particularly at plugs, 

convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit the 

product. 


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LEGAL NOTICES 

• Non-Use Period 

During extended periods when the device is not used, unplug 

it from the power source and retract the power-cord. 

Grounding or Polarization 

• Polarized 

If this product is equipped with a polarized alternating current 

line plug (a plug having one blade wider than the other), it will 

fit into the outlet only one way. This is a safety feature. If you 

are unable to insert the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing 

the plug. If the plug should still fail to fit, contact your 

electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the 

safety purpose of the polarized plug. 

• Grounded 

If this product is equipped with a three-wire grounding type 

plug, a plug having a third (grounding) pin, it will only fit into a 

grounding type power outlet. This is a safety feature. If you 

are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, contact your 

electrician to replace your obsolete outlet. Do not defeat the 

safety purpose of the grounding type plug. 

Ground Loop WARNING: 

To avoid earth or ground loops, insure that all equipment 

connected to the FS-5 share a common ground. Use a single, 

grounded outlet strip as opposed to separate outlets with the 

possibility of different ground potentials. 

Lightning and Power Surges 

During electrical storms or when left unattended and unused for 

long periods of time, unplug the FS-5 from the power source and 

disconnect the antenna or cable system. 

Power Lines 

Do not locate an outside antenna system in the vicinity of 

overhead power lines, electric light or power circuits, or where it 

can fall onto such lines or circuits. 

When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should 

be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as 

contact with them might be fatal. 


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LEGAL NOTICES 

Maintenance and Moving 

Cleaning 

Unplug this product from the wall outlet before cleaning. The 

product should be cleaned only with a polishing cloth or a soft dry 

cloth. Never clean with furniture wax, benzine, insecticides or 

other volatile liquids since they may corrode the cabinet. 

Servicing 

Unplug the device from the power outlet and refer servicing to 

qualified service personnel under the following conditions: 

• When the power-supply cord or plug is damaged. 

• If liquid has been spilled, or objects have fallen into the 

product. 

• If the product has been exposed to rain or water. 

• If the product does not operate normally when following the 

operating instructions. Adjust only those controls that are 

covered by the operating instructions. The incorrect 

adjustment of other controls can result in damage and often 

requires extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the 

product to its normal operation. 

• If the product has been dropped or damaged in any way. 

• When the product exhibits a distinct change in performance. 

Accessories and Replacement Parts 

Use only attachments and accessories recommended by Focus 

Enhancements. 

Use only replacement parts specified by the Focus 

Enhancements or of comparable quality and characteristics as 

the original parts. 

Unauthorized substitution of parts can result in fire, electrical 

shock, other hazards, and loss of warranty. 

Safety Check 

Upon completion of any service or repairs to this product, ask the 

service technician to perform safety checks to determine that the 

product is in proper operating condition. 


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LEGAL NOTICES 

Operating Environment 

• Avoid moisture, dust, esxtreme heat or cold. 


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LEGAL NOTICES 


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Table of Contents 

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 

Assign Custom Metadata on the Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 

Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 

Overview of this Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 

Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 

Physical Description and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Front View - Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 

Record / Play Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 

Pause . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 

Scroll/Select Wheel and Soft Navigation Keys . . . 12 

Scroll Wheel and Select key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Right Soft Key / Fast Forward . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Left Soft Key / Back Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 

Up and Down Soft keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Function keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 

Unit LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Disk Activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Battery Charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 

Top View - Input/Output and Power Connectors . . . . . 16 

Power - DC 11-18V . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 

Video I/O - IEEE1394 Camera FireWire Connector 16 


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DV Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Computer I/O - USB 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Control - RS232C Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 

Powering the FS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Connecting the FS-5 to AC Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Battery Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Installing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 

Removing a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Battery Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 

Low Battery Power During Operation . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Power From External DC Battery Devices . . . . . . 21 

Power Consumption Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 

Connecting FS-5 to DV/HDV Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 

FS-5 User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 

Types of FS-5 Displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 

Record and Playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

Set Up the FS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

Power On FS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 

Set Date and Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 

Select Record/Play Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 

Select the Control Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 

Select the Recording Format (REC FORMAT) . . 34 

Select the DTE Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 

Select the Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 

Record with the FS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 

NORMAL Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 

Creating a New File without Dropping Frames 37 

SYNCRO Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 

Recording Timecode in the File . . . . . . . . . . 39 

Playback on the FS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 

Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 

Metadata Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 

Descriptive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 

Administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 

Structural . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 

Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 


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Default Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 

Custom Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 

Production Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 

Post-production Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 

Metadata Pages and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 

NLEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

ProxSys Media Servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 

Logging Onto the FS-5 Web Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 

Entering Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 

Saving Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 

Reel Matching and Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 

Creating A Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 

Duplicating a Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 

Using XML Document Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 

Creating A Custom Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 

Removing Metadata Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 

Making Metadata into XML Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 

EXPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Final Cut Pro Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Export By Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Export All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 

Export Based on Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Generic Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

This option creates a metadata xml document based on 

the Custom template created. Export By Track . . 66 

Export All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Export Based on Template . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 

Export Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 

FS-5 Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69 

General Screen Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 

DISP (display) Information Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 

FS-5 System Information Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 


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OPERATION Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 

MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 

Exiting HDD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 

CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 

REC MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 

NORMAL Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 

RETRO CACHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 

Setting RETRO CACHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 

RETRO DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 

Setting RETRO DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 

SNAP Record DV modes only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 

TIMELAPSE DV mode only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 

Setting TIMELAPSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 

REC FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 

DTE FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 

DV Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 

HDV Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 

Organizing OMF, MXF, P2 Files . . . . . . . . . . 83 

TIMECODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 

SETUP Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 

SET DATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 

SET TIME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 

LCD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 

LCD BRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 

KEY BRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 

ALARM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 

STOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 

EXT CTL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 

TC SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 

UB SET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 

TC MODE NTSC only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 

RETRO CACHE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 

RETRO DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 

TIMELAPSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 

PLAY MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 

PLAY FROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 

UDF FS PERM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 

NETWORK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 

IP ADDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 

IP MASK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 

BROADCAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 

GATEWAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 


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ESSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 

KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 

WIFI MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 

FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 

WEB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 

AUTO ORG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 

AUTO MARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 

FUNCTIONS Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 

Functions List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 

Assigning Clips to Reels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 

Blank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 

UTILITIES Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 

FORMAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 

REPAIR DISK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 

REPAIR CLIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 

FILE NAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 

ORGANIZE REEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 

UPGRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 

UPGRADE ABORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 

DELETE CLIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 

System Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 

Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123 

Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 

Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 

FS-5 with Other Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125 

Operating Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 

MAC OS and Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 

FAT32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 

UDF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 

Initial Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 

FS-5 to Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 

FS-5 to Wired (Ethernet) Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 

FS-5 and FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 

FS-5 to a Managed Wireless Network . . . . . . . . . . . 130 

FS-5 Web and FTP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 

FS-5 Peer-to-Peer Networking (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . 131 

Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 

Setting FS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 

Setting Up IPod Touch (or iPhone) . . . . . . . . . . 133 


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Setting Up a Mac . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 

Setting Up a PC (XP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 

Completing Network Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 

Wireless Network Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141 

Mounting to Windows and MAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 

Select HDD MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 

Mounting and Dismounting the FS-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 

Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 

Close FS-5 Directory and Dismount From Windows 

144 

MAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145 

Close FS-5 Directory and Dismount From MAC 146 

Video File Types and Name Formats: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 

AUTO ORG and REELS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 

Mounting Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 

Mounting FS-5 to a Camcorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 

FS-5 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 

Native Language Editors (NLEs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 

Final Cut Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 

How It Works – Overview of XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 

File Menu > Import > XML . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 

Physical Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 

User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 

Metadata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 

Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 

Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 

Inputs/Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 

Video . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 

DTE Video Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 

Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 

Timecode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 

Data I/Os . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 

USB 2.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157 

TRRS Mini Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 

Disk Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 


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DTE File Formats Supported . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159 

Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i -1 


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Introduction 

Thank you for purchasing a Focus 

Enhancements’ FS-5 portable Direct To 

Edit ® 

(DTE) disk recorder. FS-5 combines 

powerful, industry leading DTE 

Technology with the ability to add 

metadata to clips in non-linear editing 

(NLE) and media asset management 

(MAM) native formats while you shoot. 

FS-5's small size and powerful feature set 

make it ideal for DV and HDV camcorder 

owners. 

DTE Eliminates Pre-edit Processing 

The FS-5 DTE disk recorder eliminates the need to capture, transfer or 

convert video clips before editing. The FS-5 is a stand-alone device 

that records DV25, HD 720p, and HD 1080i video to its disk drive as a 

NLE native file. In HD Recorder mode it has the capability of 

capturing to disk HD 720p and 1080i video from HDV camcorders 

equipped with a 1394 interface. For most DV and many HDV 

compatible NLE systems, when the disk drive is connected to a 

computer the clips are immediately available for editing. 

Shoot, connect, and edit: it is now that easy. 


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Assign Custom Metadata on the Fly 

With the FS-5, you can personalize and optimize workflow—while 

you shoot. With your wireless handheld device or laptop, you can 

access the FS-5 through a browser, define metadata, and assign it to 

video while you're recording, eliminating the need to tag footage 

when the shoot is over. During postproduction, simply transfer 

clips—complete with metadata—from the FS-5 to your NLE system 

or PX Media Server. All of the information that you assigned during 

the shoot goes with the clips, saving you hours or even days of 

logging time. 


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Introduction 

Unpacking 

Illustration 

components of FS-5 Pkg 

TBD 

Verify that the FS-5 has the following items: 

1. FS-5 unit 

2. Li-Ion battery pack, one BATT-0012-01 

(Accessory Part Number: 

ASYF-1323-01LF) 

3. Power adapter with connector cable. ‘ PWRS-0039-01 

4. Cable, power 

(If required for included power supply.) 

5. Cable, USB, 2.0 CBLA-0166-01LF 

6. Cable, Firewire, 6-pin to 6-pin CBLA-0165-01LF 

7. Cable, Firewire, 6-pin to 4-pin CBLA-0164-01LF 

8. User Guide MANL-1128 


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Introduction 

Features 

Missing or Damaged Components 

If there are missing or damaged items, contact Focus Enhancements 

Support for assistance. 

USA 

Email: support@focusinfo.com 

Telephone: +1 763-398-1658 

EMEA 

Email: techsupport@como.com 

Phone: +49 4307-8358-58 

www.como.com - www.focusinfo.com 

The FS-5 offers the following features: 

• Direct To Disk Acquisition 

Especially equipped camcorders permit the use of Direct To Edit 

(DTE) Technology to record directly from a camcorder while 

shooting and without the need of a tape. 

• True DTE Technology 

When shooting is finished, connect the FS-5HD to a computer 

and instantly be ready to edit in the timeline. 

Files are recorded to disk as either: 

DV25 

AVI 1 

AVI 2 

AVI 2 – 24p (NTSC mode) 

Canopus AVI 

Matrox AVI 

MXF 

OP Atom 

QuickTime 

QuickTime 24p (NTSC mode) 

RAW DV 

HD 

M2T 

MXF * 

QuickTime ** 

* 720p30 and 1080i50/60 support only. 

** 720p25/30 and 1080i50/60 support only. 

DTE includes support for HDV camcorders with 720p and 

1080i MPEG-2 capabilities and equipped with a FireWire 

1394 connection. 


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• Fast and Efficient Editing 

When shooting is finished, mount the FS-5 to a Mac or PC 

editing system like a typical USB hard disk drive. Transfer clips 

to your NLE's media drive at up to 400 Mbps or edit instantly in 

real-time using the FS-5 as your media source. 

• Confidence in Recording 

Simultaneously record to disk and tape or disk only while you 

shoot, providing an immediately available, drop out free, edit 

source with an archive and backup on tape. 

• Compact, Lightweight, Rugged Design 

The FS-5 weighs approximately 12 ounces (0.22 kg) including 

the battery and is only 1.25" (32mm) thick. You can mount the 

FS-5 directly to your camcorder using the optional camera 

mount kit. The FS-5 is designed to withstand the rigors of field 

shooting. The programmable 10-seconds of electronic shock 

cache ensures that video is always recorded even in the roughest 

of conditions. 

• Disk Utilities 

Format, Delete Clip and Repair Disk/Clip. 

• Easy to Use, Control and Update 

a. The FS-5 interfaces with the camcorder using a FireWire. 

b. The FS-5 uses USB 2.0 to connect to either a computer or 

network devices (wired or wireless). 

c. When a tape is present in the camera, each press of the 

Start and Stop on the camcorder's record button creates an 

individual clip on the FS-5 disk. 

On some cameras, the FS-5 can be triggered into record 

from the camera without the need for a tape. Check the 

latest camera / FS-5 compatibility chart on the Focus 

website. 

d. The FS-5 features a comprehensive backlit color display, 

menu system, scroll wheel and control buttons allowing 

for easy control and management of the unit and its 

contents. 

e. In addition, these units are upgradable in the field. 

• Flexible Capacities and Power 

a. The FS-5 hard drive provides hours of recorded content 

capacity. See www.focusinfo.com for the currently 

available hard drive capacities. 

b. Power the FS-5 using: 

• Removable Li-ion battery pack supplied with the 

unit. 

• AC adapter supplied with the unit. 


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• FireWire connection between the FS-5 and a 

computer via an active FireWire port with power. 

Using a 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire cable, it is possible to 

power the FS-5 and charge its battery. 

FireWire Connection Is Not Data Interface 

Mounting the FS-5 to a computer is done exclusively 

through the USB2 interface. 

• Metadata 

Fast and flexible metadata generation that includes the ability to 

log metadata using a wired or wireless USB 2.0 network adapter 

and a device with web browser capabilities (computer, laptop, 

PDA, etc.) 

• Multiple Control Modes 

External, Normal, and Syncro -- coordinate control between 

camera and FS-5. 

• Multiple Timecode Modes 

External or Internal Free Run, Rec Run or Regen. 

• Never Miss A Shot 

FS-5's ten second Retro Cache record mode means you are 

always recording. When action happens, you know up to ten 

seconds prior to the event occurring is saved in your clip. 

• HD DTE Formats 

QuickTime, MXF (Avid) and M2T HD DTE. 

• Retro Disk Mode with 10 Second Cache 

This mode insures that action at the begining of video clip is not 

missed. In Retro Disk mode, the FS-5 is in a state similar to 

Pause, except that it is continuously recording video in a loop of 

user-defined length: up to 10 seconds. When active recording 

starts, the FS-5 creates a new clip and seamlessly appends the 

Retro Disk session to the beginning of the new clip. 

• Scene Marking 

This allows categorizing video clips into pre-named folders on 

the disk during a shoot. 

• Snap and Timelapse Record (DV Only) 


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• Universal Disk Format (UDF) 

• Large disk storage capacity through use of UDF. 

• Single DV/HDV file recording times of up to 1.5 hours. 

• Automated new file creation at large file boundaries. 

• Read Capability on Windows XP and Read/Write Capability 

on Mac OS 10.5 and Windows Vista 

• FAT32 optional. 

• Wired or Wireless Networking 

Set up and log metadata while shooting, through the FS-5’s USB 

2.0 interface. Mount the FS-5 on either wired or wireless 

networks using optional USB 2.0 wired or wireless network 

adapters. 

In addition, this permits the asynchonous file transfer of clips 

from the FS-5 to a NLE system or PX Media Server. 


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Introduction 

Overview of this Guide 

This user guide is divided into the following chapters. 

Quick Start page 9 

This chapter describes how to setup and use the 

FS-5. 

Metadata page 43 

This chapter provides an definition of metadata and 

how it can be used. 

FS-5 Functions page 69 

This chapter provides detailed information about 

each of the FS-5 functions. 

FS-5 with Other Devices page 125 

This chapter describes how to connect the FS-5 to 

Windows and Mac computers. 

Native Language Editors (NLEs) page 151 

This chapter provides information about integrating 

the FS-5 metadata capabilities with specific native 

language editors. 

Technical Specifications page 155 


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Quick Start 

Quick Start provides the information necessary to start using the FS-5 

as quickly as possible. 

This chapter covers the topics: 

Physical Description and Controls 

Front View - Controls page 10 

Top View - Input/Output and Power Connectors page 16 

FS-5 Menu System page 15 

Powering the FS-5 page 18 

Connecting the FS-5 to AC Power page 18 

Battery Operations page 18 

Connecting FS-5 to DV/HDV Camcorder page 23 

Record and Playback page 29 

Power On FS-5 page 29 

Select Record/Play Mode page 33 

Select the Recording Format (REC FORMAT) page 34 

Set Date and Time page 30 

Record with the FS-5 page 36 

Manual Recording page 27 

Syncronized Recording page 27 

Playback page 27 


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Quick Start 

Physical Description and Controls 

Front View - Controls 

Display 

Unit LEDs 

Disk Activity (red) 

Battery Charge (green) 

Function keys 

F1 F2 F3 F4 

Power 

Record 

Stop 

Play 

Pause 

Soft Nav Keys 

Use to: 

Navigate menus, 

Set values, 

Scroll and Select Wheel 

Use to: 

Navigate menus, 

Jog/shuttle controller in Playback, 

Display 

Active Display that shows menus and recording information, 

such as timecode, file format, metadata, and folder assignments. 

Power 

The Power key provides three functions. 

1. Power ON FS-5. 

2. Reset FS-5. 

• FS-5 first must be powered on. 

• Hold down the Power On key for more than a second. 

3. Power OFF. 

Press the key for five (5) seconds. 

During power off, the FS-5 beeps, indicating that it is 

turning off. 


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Quick Start 

Record / Play Controls 

Record 

Play 

Stop 

Pause 

Use these keys to control FS-5 playback and record functions. 

Typically, these functions are used while on the HOME Screen. 

Record • 

Press this key once when the FS-5 is in Stop mode to put the 

FS-5 into REC-PAUSE. 

Press Record again to start recording. 

Record Key in RETRO Record Mode 

In the RETRO recrod modes, pressing the Record key while 

recording, causes the current clip to close and a new clip to 

start without dropping any frames. 

Stop • 

While in the Home screen, and in any record and Play modes, 

press the Stop key to Stop the FS-5 function. Refer to the 

section, Setup Screens on page 62 for more information. 

Play 

Press this key to start playback of the selected clip. 

Some HD Camcorders Require a Moment to Synchronize 

Some HD camcorders require a moment to synchronize the 

video from an external source. Typically during this period, they 

display a solid blue or black video until synchronized. 


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Pause 

While in the Home screen, and in Record or Play mode, press 

Pause to temporarily halt the function. 

Pressing Pause a second time resumes the function. 

Use this key to skip forward to the next clip in STOP or PLAY 

modes. 

Scroll/Select Wheel and Soft Navigation Keys 

Up Soft key 

Select key 

Scroll Wheel 

Left Soft Key 

Backward 

Right Soft Key 

Fast Forward 

Down Soft key 

Use the Scroll Wheel, Select and Soft keys to navigate 

through the FS-5 menus. The navigation keys are Left, 

Right, Up, Down, and Select. 

The soft keys are areas on the Scroll Wheel where, when 

pressed, act like a key. 

Navigation Tips 

When in any of the menus: 

• Press the Left Soft Key to return to the top of the menu. 

• Press the Select Key to return directly to the home screen. 


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Quick Start 

Scroll Wheel and Select key 

The Scroll Wheel has multiple functions. 

• Menu Navigation 

When navigation through the FS-5 menu. tree. 

• Input Values 

When selecting values for fields, use the Scroll Wheel to 

dial to an item in a list of options and the Select key to 

Exit input mode. 

• Return to Home Screen 

When at the top of a menu, pressing Select key returns 

the display to the Home screen. 

Right Soft Key / Fast Forward 

To enter the menu, use either the Right or Left soft keys. 

• Fast Forward 

During Play Mode, pressing the Right soft key increases 

the rate of playback. The rate is shown in the display and 

is indicated as a multiple of the standard frame rate, i.e. 

2X, 10X, 30X. 

Left Soft Key / Back Index 

When in a menu, pressing the Left soft key returns the display 

to the top of that menu. 

When in a menu, pressing Left a second time, returns the 

display to the Home screen. 

Reverse 

In Play mode, this key runs the FS-5 in reverse mode. 

Pressing the Left key twice in sequence to return the FS-5 

to the previous clip during. 

In STOP mode, press this key to return the FS-5 to the 

beginning of the previous clip. 


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Quick Start 

Up and Down Soft keys 

When in a menu, pressing the Up soft key moves the cursor 

upwards in the menu. 

When in a menu, pressing the Down soft key moves the cursor 

downwards in the menu. 

Function keys 

Below the FS-5 LCD display are four user-defined function keys: 

F1, F2, F3, and F4. Use them as short-cut keys to select functions 

displayed at the bottom of the LCD screen and to assign 

metadata. The function of these keys changes, depending on the 

options displayed on the LCD. 


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Quick Start 

Unit LEDs 

Disk 

Battery 

Disk Activity 

LED State 

Off 

Red 

Red - Flashing 

Indicates 

Power Off, 

Pause, Playback 

Pause, Recording 

Playback 

Disk being accessed: 

Recording, 

HDD mode 

Battery Charge 

LED State 

Off 

Green 

Green Flashing 

Indicates 

Powered Off, 

Adapter Connected - No Battery 

Charging Cycle Completed 

Charging (adapter connected) 

Battery charge level is indicated by the color of the battery 

symbol in the LCD display: 

Green - 100% - 50% 

Yellow - 50% - 25% 

Red - 25% - 0 

Low charge, recharge immediately. 


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Quick Start 

Top View - Input/Output and Power Connectors 

Control 

RS232C Serial 

Video I/0 Computer I/0 

IEEE 1394 

USB 2.0 

Power 

DC 11-18V 

Power - DC 11-18V 

The primary power input is through the Power connector and 

supplied by an external adapter unit. 

Video I/O - IEEE1394 Camera FireWire Connector 

• DV/HD Video I/O 

• 6-pin IEEE-1394a connector 

• Isochronous 19.8/25Mbp/s DV or HDV video I/O 

FS-5 supports 1080i/720p video I/O when used with HDV 

camcorders equipped with a 1394 connection. 

Powering the FS-5 Via the FireWire Connection 

The FS-5 can also draw power for recording, playback, and 

battery charging operations though the FireWire IEEE 1394 

connector. This requires an active Firewire connector with power 

and a 6-pin to 6-pin cable. 

FireWire Not A Data Connection 

It is Not Possible to mount the FS-5 to a computer using the 

FireWire connection. 


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Quick Start 

DV Audio 

Audio is embedded in the FireWire signal. 

• DV25 

2-ch (16-bit, 48kHz) 

4-ch (12-bit, 32kHz) 

• HDV 

Available in the RawDV DTE file format only. 

2-ch MPEG 1, Layer 2 

Not All Frame Rates Are Supported With All DTE File 

Formats. 

Check the Focus website for the latest compatibility information: 

www.focusinfo.com. 

Computer I/O - USB 2.0 

The USB 2.0 connector is for all data (asynchronous) I/O: 

• Computers with up to 480Mb/s. 

• Networks wired or wireless. 

Depending on the type of network, it is necessary to use an 

USB adapter: USB 2.0 to Ethernet or USB Wireless Network 

(802.11b or g) dongle. 

Network settings are made in the FS-5 System Setup menu, 

see Network on page 65. 

The FS-5 auto detects the type of connection being made 

provided it is set up correctly or in HDD mode. 

Powering the FS-5 Via the USB Connection 

The FS-5 can also draw power for recording and playback 

operations though the USB connector. However, the FS-5 does 

not recharge its Ii-ion battery in this mode. 

Control - RS232C Serial 

• Can configure to act as a simple contact closure or RS-232C 

port. 

• GPI / RS232C - Reserved for future use. 


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Quick Start 

Powering the FS-5 

Connecting the FS-5 to AC Power 

The FS-5 can operate either with a battery installed or without a 

battery and connected to its power adapter. 

Do Not Operate FS-5 With Battery and AC Adapter 

The FS-5 can operate with either battery or AC adapter as its 

power source. However, when powering the unit with the AC 

adapter while the battery is still installed, will over charge the 

battery and reduce its charge life. It is possible to reduce the 

battery life to 0 through prolonged over charging. 

To do this, connect the AC power as follows: 

1. Plug the cord from the power supply into the Power 

connector of the FS-5. 

2. Connect the line cord to the rectangular power supply. 

3. Plug the line cord into an electric outlet. 

Battery Operations 

Before operation with battery power, it is first necessary to fully 

charge the battery. 

Installing a Battery 

Battery 

1. Place the FS-5 so that the unit is face up. 

2. Position the battery pack, so that the connector tab is on 

the upside. 


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Quick Start 

The connector tab must align with the power tab on the 

inside the FS-5. 

3. Slide the battery forward, into the FS-5 until it latches. 

The FS-5 uses close tolerances to create a friction fit that 

holds the battery firmly in place. 

Removing a Battery 

Release Button 

1. Depress and hold the Belease Batch on the FS-5’s right 

side. 

2. Give the FS-5 a light straight downward shake: the 

battery loosens and slides out. 


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Quick Start 

Charging the Battery 

The battery begins charging anytime the FS-5 is connected to the 

AC power adapter that is supplied with the FS-5. 

The preferred and recommended method to charge the battery, 

is to connect the AC adapter with the FS-5 unit powered off. This 

protects the battery from over charging and insures long battery 

life. 

Charging Battery with FireWire or USB Connections 

Both the FireWire and USB connectionscan provide power to the 

FS-5 for operation and battery charging. 

The FireWire connection must be with a 6-pin to 6-pin cable to an 

active computer port with power. 

Battery Data 

• The Battery Charge LED flashes whenever the FS-5 has 

both the battery and AC power installed. This indicates that 

the battery is receiving a charge. 

• When the battery is charged, the battery charge symbol in 

the LCD is solid green. 

Do Not Over Charge Battery 

So long as the AC adapter is connected to the FS-5, it 

delivers a charging current to the battery. Once the 

battery is charged, continued charging will damage the 

the battery and reduce its useful life. 

If charging the battery during operation, pay close 

attention to charge status and once the battery is fully 

charge, disconnect the AC Adapter or remove the 

battery. 

• An uncharged battery takes 2-3 hours to charge with the 

unit powered off. 

• The battery provided with the FS-5 can supply power to the 

unit for more than 3 hours while in continuous record or 

play modes. 


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Quick Start 

Battery Use 

Misuse can damage unit and/or cause injury such as burns if 

a conductive material like jewelry, keys, or beaded chains 

touch exposed terminals. Conductive material may complete 

an electrical circuit (short circuit) and become very hot. Use 

care in handling charged battery, particularly when placing it 

inside a pocket, purse, or other container with metal objects. 

Warning: Do Not Use Unapproved Battery Chargers 

Use of battery chargers not approved by Focus 

Enhancements could cause the battery to catch fire or 

explode. 

Low Battery Power During Operation 

If during operation, the FS-5 senses that the battery charge is low 

resulting in a low voltage condition, the unit alerts the user with 

warning beeps and then powers down in an orderly manner, 

protecting the stored video clips and metadata. 

Power From External DC Battery Devices 

The ability to charge the FS-5 battery when operating using an 

external DC battery device is dependent on the load placed on 

the FS-5. 

Consider the following when using external DC battery devices 

to power the FS-5. The typical external DC video device is 12V or 

14.4V. 

Power Consumption Tables 

No Battery Installed - no charging current 

Volt- in No Dongle with Linksys Dongle Notes 

14.4 V 0.238A (3.42W) 0.328A (4.72W) idle-LCD/Backlight 

at max 

12.0V 0.285A (3.42W) 0.398A (4.77W) idle-LCD/Backlight 

at max 


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Battery Installed - partially discharged, full charging current 


14.4 V NA 0.608A (8.75W) Record Mode-LCD/ 

Backlight at max 

14.4 V 0.525A (7.6W) 0.575A (8.25W) record for 1 hr., 

internal T=56 deg.C 

Operation 

When operating the FS-5 at 12V rather than 14.4V, the power 

consumed remains the same, but the current draw increases 

by a factor of 1.2 (14.4/12.0). 

The Linksys dongle uses approximately 1.35W. This 

represents about 30% of the power budget when not charging 

the batteries. 

When charging the batteries, the FS-5 apples as much power 

as possible to the battery, up to a limit of about 1A charging 

current. However, the overall power system limits the total 

amount of current consumed to about 0.6 A maximum based 

on the 15V input adapter. 

The result is that when a big load is added, such as a 

discharged battery and the dongle, the FS-5 automatically 

reduces the amount of the charging current so that the total 

current through the adapter never exceeds approximately 0.6 

Amps. 


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Quick Start 

Connecting FS-5 to DV/HDV Camcorder 

Before performing this procedure, make sure you have installed and 

charged the battery, see Installing / Removing the Battery Pack on page 

20. 

1. Connect the supplied Firewire, 1394, cable to the DV I/O 

connector on the top of the FS-5. 

1. Locate the FireWire/DV/iLink (or similar) connector on your 

video camera. It is located in different places depending upon the 

brand of camera. If you are unclear of its location, consult your 

video camera manual. 

FS-5 Supplied with 6-pin to 4-pin FireWire Cable 

Some camcorders require a 6-pin to 6-pin FireWire, IEEE 1394, 

cable and the cable provided with the FS-5 will need to be 

replaced. 

2. Connect the other end of the FireWire, IEEE 1394, cable to the 

video camera. 

3. Turn on the camera. 

4. Turn on the FS-5. 


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Quick Start 

FS-5 User Interface 

The FS-5 menu system provides access to all the functions available 

in the unit. Each of the screens below (except the Welcome and Home 

screens which come up automatically when the unit starts) are 

accessed by pressing the left or right soft buttons on the Scroll Wheel. 

For more information on each function, go to the chapter FS-5 

Functions on page 69. 

Returning to the Top of the Menu or to Home screen 

To get to the top of any menu, press the Left soft key. 

To get back to the Home screen: 

• Highlight the screen title at the top of the screen. 

• Press the Select soft key. 


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Quick Start 

Main Screen Feature Option Selection 

WELCOME Only appears for a few seconds on power up. 

HOME Gateway screen for all functions, it displays disk and operational 

status. 

OPERATION For more information see OPERATION Screens on page 75. 

MODE 

REC/PLAYER 

SYSTEM 

SETUP 

CONTROL 

REC MODE 

REC FORMAT 

DTE FORMAT 

TIMECODE 

HDD (formatting function) 

NORMAL 

EXTERNAL 

SYNCRO 

NORMAL 

RETRO CACHE 

RETRO DISK 

SNAP (DV mode only) 

TIMELAPSE (DV mode only) 

DV 

HDV 

Depends on REC FORMAT setting. 

DV 

Raw DV 

AVI Type1 

AVI Type2 

Canopus AVI 

Matrox AVI 

Quicktime 

MXF 

HDV 

TC EXT 

TC REC RUN 

TC FREE RUN 

TC REGEN 

M2T 

QUICKTIME 

MXF 

For more information see Setup Screens on page 42. 

DATE 

TIME 

LCD 

ON 

OFF 

AUTO 

LCD BRIGHT 1 through 16 


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Quick Start 

KEY BRIGHT 1 through 16 

(Does not include Scroll Wheel) 

ALARM 

ON/OFF 

STOP 

EXTL CTL 

TC SET 

UB SET 

TC MODE 

RETRO CACHE 

RETRO DISK 

TIMELAPSE 

PLAY MODE 

PLAY FROM 

UDF FS PERM 

NETWORK 

IP ADDR 

IP MASK 

BROADCAST 

GATEWAY 

ESSID 

KEY 

WIFI MODE 

FTP 

FRAME 

GRAY 

NO VIDEO 

OFF 

PAUSE 

FRAME 

FILE 

DROP 

NON-DROP 

0 to 10 seconds 

0 to 388 minutes 

(If FS-5 in EXT 

TC, TC Mode has 

no effect.) 

Set duration between single frame 

captures. (DV mode only) 

PLAY ALL 

PLAY CLIP 

LOOP CLIP 

LOOP TRACK 

PLAY TRACK 

PLAY REEL 

READ-ONLY 

READ-WRITE 

DHCP 

MANUAL 

(When DHCP is set, IP ADDR, IP MASK, 

BROADCAST, and GATEWAY are 

assigned by the host router.) 

Manual or DHCP. 




Set manually. 

Set manually (WEP encryption only.) 

MANAGED 

ADHOC (P2P) 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

(Default ftp://FS:FS@ipaddress) 


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Quick Start 

FUNCTIONS 

WEB 

AUTO ORG 

AUTO MARK 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

Contains user definable function key selections. Changing 

a setting with a Function key is identical to changing the 

setting in its corresponding menu. 

Refer to Functions Screen on page 47 for more 

information. 

F1 

F2 

F3 

F4 

SYNC 

EXTERNAL 

LCD SET 

REELS 

R1-1 etc, 

see Reels on page 89. 

DISP 

ALARM 

FILE 

REELS 

R1-1 etc, 

see Reels on page 89. 

DV/DD 

REELS 

R1-1 etc, 

see Reels on page 89 

LOCK 

REELS 

R1-1 etc, 

see Reels on page 89 

UTILITIES For more information see Utilities Screen on page 58. 

FORMAT 

REPAIR DISK 

REPAIR CLIP 

FILE NAME 

ORGANIZE REEL 

UPGRADE 

SYSTEM RESET 

DIAGNOSTIC 

STATUS 

VERSION 


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Quick Start 

Types of FS-5 Displays 

The FS-5 has three types of screens: 

• Informational 

These screens provide information only and do not permit 

setting values: examples, WELCOME and VERSION (see page 

124). 

• Select an Option 

These interactive screens provide a list of items that the User 

can select. In some cases, selection an item leads to a second 

screen where settings are selected or values entered. 

To do this: 

1. Use either the Soft Down or Up keys or the Scroll Wheel 

to move about in the menu. 

2. Pick an item by pressing on the Select key. 

Selecting an item may open other screens with more 

options. 

• Enter Value 

These interactive screens permit the User to enter userdefined 

values. To do this: 

1. Use the Soft right key to advance between data fields. 

2. Use the Scroll Wheel to dial in the correct values. 

3. Press the Select key to save changes and return to the 

SETUP main menu 

4. Clicking UNDO cancels changes and returns to the SETUP 

main menu. 


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Quick Start 

Record and Playback 

Before using the FS-5, set up the unit as outlined in the following 

sections: 

Set Up the FS-5 29 

Power On FS-5 29 

Set Date and Time 30 

Select a DV/HD File Format 25 

Set Time and Date 26 

Record with the FS-5 36 

NORMAL Recording 37 

SYNCRO Recording 38 

Playback on the FS-5 40 

The values set in these procedures are fixed and persist through 

power cycles. To change them, repeat the steps outlined above. 

Set Up the FS-5 

Power On FS-5 

1. Press the Power key for more than one second and release 

it. 

2. The Welcome screen appears and displays while the 

FS-5 initializes. 


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Quick Start 

Set Date and Time 

Date and Time Must Be Set 

The date and time must be set because they are used in the FS-5 

file naming function. 

1. Press the Right soft key several times until the SETUP 

screen appears. 

SETUP 

DATE 

TIME 

LCD 

LCD BRIGHT 

KEY BRIGHT 

ALARM 

05/28/08 

08:31:15 

ON 

16 

16 

ON 

2. Use the Down soft key to highlight the date and press the 

Select key to access the Set Date screen. 

SETUP 

DATE 

06/15/08 

3. Use the Right and Left soft keys to highlight the Month, 

Day, and Year. Use the Scroll Wheel to change the value. 

4. When complete, press Select key. 

The display returns to the SETUP menu which displays 

the new date. 


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Quick Start 

5. Use the Down soft key to select the TIME setup screen and 

press the Right soft key. The following screen appears: 

SETUP 

TIME 

6. Use the Right and Left navigation keys to highlight the 

Hour, Minute, and Second. (Time is indicated in 24hr. 

mode.) Use the Scroll Wheel to change the value. 

7. Press the Select key. 

The display returns to the SETUP menu which displays 

the new date. 

For more information on the Setup function, refer to the 

section, SETUP Screens on page 86. 

8. Return to the Home screen. 

For more information see Home on page 71 for more 

details 


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Quick Start 

9. Press the Right soft key on the Scroll Wheel once to 

display the OPERATION menu. 

OPERATION 

MODE 

CONTROL 

REC MODE 

REC FORMAT 


TIMECODE 

REC/PLAY 

NORMAL 

NORMAL 

HDV 

QUICKTIME 

EXT TC 

By default, the FS-5 is setup for the most typical recording 

situations. The Operation defaults are: 

MODE REC/PLAY See MODE on page 76. 

CONTROL NORMAL See CONTROL on page 

77. 

REC MODE NORMAL See REC MODE on page 

78. 

REC FORMAT HDV See REC FORMAT on 

page 82. 

DTE FORMAT QUICKTIME See DTE FORMAT on 

page 82. 

TIMECODE EXT TC See TIMECODE on page 

84. 

If it is necessary to change any of these settings, refer to the 

following few pages. 


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Quick Start 

Select Record/Play Mode 

OPERATION 

MODE 

REC/PLAY 

HDD 

1. Use the Scroll Wheel or Down Soft key to select MODE. 

2. Press the Select key in the center of the wheel. 

A list of operation modes appears: REC/PLAY or HDD. 

3. Pick REC/PLAY and press the Select key. 

The display returns to the OPERATION menu. 

Select the Control Mode 

OPERATION 

CONTROL 

NORMAL 

EXTERNAL 

SYNCRO 

This determines which controls, the FS-5’s or the camera’s, are 

used during either recording or playback, see CONTROL on page 

77. 

Select the mode to use and the display returns to the OPERATION 

menu. 


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Quick Start 

Select the Recording Format (REC FORMAT) 

OPERATION 

REC FORMAT 

DV 

HDV 

This determines which recording format, DV or HDV, the FS-5 

uses. 

Select the format type and the display returns to the 

OPERATIONS menu. 

Select the DTE Format 

OPERATION 


RAW 

AVI TYPE1 

AVI TYPE2 

CANOPUS AVI 

This determines which NLE compatible format the FS-5 uses 

when recording. The DTE formats displayed depend on the REC 

FORMAT selected in the last step. 


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Quick Start 

DV24p and PAL 25p Modes 

24p modes are only for use with camcorder's that are capable of 

DV-24p Advanced mode. 

PAL 25p camcorders require no special 25p DV format 

Check www.focusinfo.com for Supported Applications 

For a complete and up-to-date list of supported applications and 

their associated formats, visit the website: 

http://www.focusinfo.com 

The display returns to the OPERATION menu. 

Select the Timecode 

OPERATION 

TIMECODE 

EXT TC 

FREE RUN 

REC RUN 

REGEN 

This determines the source of the timecode to be embedded in 

the recording. 

Selecting the timecode returns the display to the OPERATION 

menu. 

With the OPERATION menu title highlighted, press the Right 

key once and advance to the SYSTEM SETUP screen. 

SETUP Menu Overridden by EXT TC Settings 

When EXT TC is selected, the FS-5 follows the timecode mode of 

the camera, Drop Frame or Non Drop Frame, regardless of the 

setting in the SETUP menu. 


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Record with the FS-5 

There are two modes of recording with the FS-5. 

• NORMAL Recording 

Control with the FS-5 transport keys. 

• SYNCRO or EXTERNAL Recording 

Control recording with the video camera controls. 

Most modern HDV and DV cameras, EXTERNAL control 

mode is the preferred control method. Check the latest 

camera compatibility matrix on the Focus website. 

Before beginning recording, verify that: 

1. Time and date are set. 

2. Recording format is set. 

3. The FS-5 is connected to the video camera according to the 

explanation in Connecting FS-5 to DV/HDV Camcorder on 

page 23. 

4. Camera and FS-5 are powered on. 

5. Tape is loaded in the camera. 

EXTERNAL Operation 

Tape does not need to be loaded if the camera supports external 

operation, refer to, CONTROL on page 77. 

Troubleshooting: Counter Not Incrementing 

If the Counter does not increment while recording the camera, it is 

an indication that there is no active connection between the FS-5 

and the camera. 

• Verify that the FS-5 1394 DV I/O and the camera connections 

are secure. It may be necessary to unplug and then reconnect 

them. 

When a good connection is made, the Counter will increment 

and recording will start. 

Verify Record Mode Matches Source Video Content and Format 

If in DV Recorder mode, HD content will not record properly. A 

NTSC or PAL DV source records only on a matching NTSC or PAL 

unit. 


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Quick Start 

Do Not Disconnect Power or FireWire Cable 

Never disconnect the power or the FireWire cable during a 

recording. This will cause file corruption. 

Loss of Power During Recording 

If power is lost during recording it is possible to repair the 

damaged file or files, refer Repair Disk on page 82 to and 

Repair Clip DV mode only on page 83. 

NORMAL Recording 

1. Set the video camera to Camera or Cam mode. 

2. Verify that an image appears in the viewfinder. 

3. On the FS-5, press Record • once. 

This sets the FS-5 to Rec-Pause mode. 

Record 

Stop 

4. On the FS-5, press Record • key a second time. The FS-5 

begins to record. The timecode value displays on the 

screen. 

5. Press Stop • once to return the FS-5 to Rec-Pause mode. 

6. Press Record • and the FS-5 begins to Record again on the 

same clip. 

7. Press Stop • twice to stop the recording. 

8. Press Record • twice to begin recording a new clip. 

Creating a New File without Dropping Frames 

When in record mode, it is possible to break the recording into 

a separate, new file without dropping frames. 

Press Record • and the FS-5 automatically creates a new clip. 


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Quick Start 

SYNCRO Recording 

Syncro recording allows the FS-5 to mimic camcorder operations 

by monitoring the state of the camcorder’s tape recorder 

controls. 

1. Verify that the FS-5 is in Stop mode. 

2. From the FS-5 Home screen, press the Right soft key 

several times until the Control screen appears: 

OPERATION 

CONTROL 

NORMAL 

EXTERNAL 

SYNCRO 

3. Use the Down soft key to select Syncro. The default value 

is NORMAL. 

4. Press the Scroll Wheel Select key. 

5. The beginning screen returns and a Pause indicator 

appears in the upper left-hand corner. Next to this 

symbol, is a Y indicating that FS-5 is following the state of 

the camcorder’s tape controls, i.e. record when the 

camcorder records and pause when it pauses. 

6. Now the FS-5 will respond to the camcorder’s tape 

controls. The recording signal goes both to the tape in the 

camera and to the FS-5. 


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Quick Start 

Recording Timecode in the File 

OPERATION 

TIMECODE 

EXT TC 

FREE RUN 

REC RUN 

REGEN 

1. Press the Right soft key several times until the Timecode 

screen appears. 

2. Select EXT TC in the Setup menu. 

This option records the video camera timecode in the 

file. For other available timecode options refer to 

TIMECODE on page 84,. 

Function keys 

The tasks discussed above are available for programming into 

the function keys. For information on setting up function keys, 

refer to the section, FUNCTIONS Screens on page 108 


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Quick Start 

Playback on the FS-5 

Verify that both the video camera and the FS-5 are powered on and 

that they are connected together with the FireWire cable from the 

FS-5 DV/IO port to the camcorder 1394 port. 

Feature Availability on PAL Cameras 

This feature is not available on some PAL cameras. 

1. Set the video camera to VCR or Playback mode. 

2. Navigate to the video clip to preview, using the FS-5 Left 

and Right soft keys or the F3 and F4 keys. 

Forward Index 

Back Index 

Play 

Pause Play 

3. Press the Play key. 

4. Search through the clips using the FS-5 Forward Search, 

Forward Index, Backward Index, or Backward Search keys. 

Refer to Scroll/Select Wheel and Soft Navigation Keys on page 

12 for more information on the function of these keys. 

Camcorder Compatibility with External Players 

Some HD camcorders are not compatible with the external player 

functions Forward/Reverse Search and Pause. 


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Metadata 

Metadata is information that is attached to a content file (video, 

graphic, audio, etc.) and describes some characteristic or attribute of 

the content. In the cae of video, the metadata is either timecode or 

video clip based. In general, there are three categories of metadata: 

descriptive, administrative, and structural. The purpose if metadata is 

to uniquely identify each content item, creating a data hierarchy that 

can be used to search for and group content in as many useful ways 

as possible. 

For metadata to be useful, it must reflect the processes and 

vocabulary of the organization using it. 

The FS-5 Metadata utility is a web-based application that provides 

the user the ability to: 

• Add clip-based and timecode-based metadata to video clips 

during recording or playback. 

• Use a default or custom metadata entry templates. 

• Export clip-based and timecode-based templates to ProxSys 

Media Servers and NLE applications. 

FS-5 Web server and Database Provide Metadata Functions 

The FS-5 has a resident web-based Metadata application that permits 

the configuring of metadata templates and metadata logging using a 

simple web browser. 

Connect to FS-5's web server utilizing an optional USB2 to 802.11 

WIFi dongle or a USB2 to Ethernet adapter. Any device with 

networking capabilities and web browser functionality -- computer, 

laptop, PDA, etc. -- can log into FS-5's web server. 


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Metadata 

This chapter contains: 

Overview page 45 

Metadata Categories page 45 

Templates page 46 

Production Phase page 47 

Post-production Phase page 48 

Metadata Pages and Functions page 49 

Template page 50 

Settings page 51 

Entry page 49 

Export page 49 

Logging Onto the FS-5 Web Server page 52 

Entering Metadata page 53 

Saving Metadata page 54 

Reel Matching and Templates page 55 

Creating A Custom Template page 60 

Duplicating a Template page 56 

Using XML Document Format page 58 

Creating A Custom Template page 60 

Removing Metadata Fields page 63 

Exporting Metadata to XML Files page 62 


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Metadata 

Overview 

FS-5 metadata logging is flexible because it can be either timecodebased 

or video clip-based. 

Metadata Categories 

There are three categories of metadata, descriptive, administrative, 

and structural. Some metadata, such as Project ID is not limited to 

one category. 

Descriptive 

Descriptive metadata is used to promote rapid search and 

recovery of content. Often it is in a form that is familiar to the 

greatest number of users, enterprise-wide. Descriptive metadata 

can include: 

• Name of released project. 

• Subject tags -- sports, medicine, history and such. 

• Name of videographer. 

• Location of recording. 

•Project ID. 

Often, descriptive metadata values are added during recording 

or when transferred to the NLE. Some descriptive metadata may 

be added at different stages of production/post-production to 

indicate content status. 

Administrative 

Administrative metadata is video clip based and is used to 

manage the content within the content library and backup 

repository. This metadata links all content to its parent files and 

identifies where it may be archived. Examples of administrative 

metadata may include: 

• Library archive number. 



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Metadata 

Structural 

Structural metadata is video clip-based and used primarily for 

storage of objects in the production library and for presentation. 

This metadata assists users during production and post 

production steps and can be added or changed according to 

where the content is in the workflow. 

Structural metadata can include: 

• Camera. 

•Clip number. 

• Name of videographer. 


• Storyboard frame number. 

• Sequence start/stop (timecode-based) 

• Frame location (timecode-based) 

Structural metadata is added during recording and subsequent 

editing. Often this metadata is timecode-based, which defines or 

describes specific frames within a clip. 

Templates 

Metadata is entered using a template that is an xml document, and 

example is the Apple XML Interchange Format. ProxSys Media 

Servers are based on this format and many NLE applications 

support it. Some NLEs use templates with other xml document 

formats. 

Metadata entered through the template is stored in a database on 


Default Template 

Final Cut Pro (FCP) is the FS-5 default template. It can be used 

as-is or modified to create custom templates. For more 

information, see Final Cut Pro on page 152. 

Custom Template 

The FS-5 provides the capability for the User to create custom 

templates by modifying the FCP template or entering unique 

fields into an empty template. 


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Metadata 

Production Phase 

1 

2 

4 

4 

Wired or Wireless 

network 

6 

Media Server 

Non-Linear Editor 

5 

The production phase involves the setup and recording of video 

and then its input into the post-production system. For the FS-5 

this involves: 

1. Set up the XML metadata template. 

a. Using the FS-5 web-based interface, open the metadata 

template on a laptop or PDA. 

b. Setup the metadata template values and settings by 

logging into FS-5's web server using a computer or 

laptop. 

Template settings and metadata resides on the FS-5, in the 

FS-5 database in the directory: /log/fs_3.db. 

2. Record video. 

During recording, use the FS-5's web server interface and 

template to log predefined or dynamically input metadata 

values. 

3. Playback video. 

4. During playback, use the FS-5's web server interface and 

template to log predefined or dynamically input metadata 

values. 

5. Export metadata from FS-5 database to xml file. 

Use the FS-5 web-based interface to export the video clip’s 

metadata from the database to a xml file associated with the 

clip. During export, it is possible to determine the type of 

export file to create: compatible with a particular NLE or 

project on a ProxSys media server. 

In addition, it is possible to match metadata fields in the file to 

specific metadata fields in a different template. 


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Metadata 

6. Import the xml file into a NLE or ProxSys Media Server. 

Use the NLE or ProxSys Media Server interface to import the 

xml file into the application. In either case, NLE or ProxSys 

system, it is only necessary to import the xml file. During the 

import process, the application locates and identifies all video 

clips associated with the xml file and imports them too. In 

addition, the metadata logged during recording or playback is 

added to the video clip(s). The metadata is now viewable and 

searchable with links to the video content in the NLE or 

ProxSys. 

Post-production Phase 

Metadata has many uses during post-production: 

• Identify individual video clips, cameras -- position and lens, 

provide for rapid creation and display of the video dailies 

from film or digital footage. 

Metadata can be used to determine the sequence that the 

dailies are shown and create text generator slates before each 

shot. 

• Merge subtitles with scenes. 

• Group and archive all video clips belonging to each project. 

• Facilitate rapid search and retrieval of raw footage and related 

video clips used in projects. 

• Version-tracking of video clips and sequences. 

• Find and replace video clips with other clips. 

• Track processes applied to video sequences, for example 

chromakey effects. 


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Metadata 

Metadata Pages and Functions 

FS-5 Metadata has four pages representing specific functions that are 

divide into two groups: User and Admin. To display the hidden 

group, click on the User or Admin tab. 

Entry 

Use the Entry page to enter metadata for a video clip. 

Initially the Entry tab appears blank, however, once the FS-5 is in 

Record, Pause or Playback mode, then the template’s fields appear 

and are active. 

Export 

Use Export to manually export video clip metadata files from the 

FS-5 database to User accessible XML files. The file name of the 

xml file identifies it as belonging to a specific video clip. 


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Metadata 

Export creates xml metadata files for specific NLEs, for example 

Final Cut Pro, or from a Custom user defined template. 

NLEs 

In Final Cut Pro, the User drags the xml file(s) into the Final Cut 

browser where the application automatically locates the 

associated video clips, imports them into the editor, and inserts 

them into the Final Cut timeline. Using the attached metadata, 

the User can use the Final Cut to search for and through the 

video clips. 

For more information about NLEs refer to Native Language 

Editors (NLEs) on page 151. 

ProxSys Media Servers 

Using the ProxSys Media Server’s import utility, the User can 

select the xml files and drag them into the ProxSys import 

utility. ProxSys automatically locates the video clips associated 

with the xml file(s) and imports them into the ProxSys system 

where the metadata provides search capability. 

Template 

Not accessible with PDA type devices. 

Use the Template page to create, modify, and manage the metadata 

templates stored in the FS-5 database: 

• Display an existing template. 

• Enable or disable specific metadata fields on a template. 

• Edit predefined values for specific fields. 

• Duplicate an existing template and assign it a new name. 


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• Create a new template using either the Apple XML 

Interchange Format or a Custom format. 

Settings 

Not accessible with PDA type devices. 

Clicking on Settings opens the Reel Matching page. This function 

allows the User to assign specific metadata templates to particular 

FS-5 REELs. This makes it possible to assign different sets of 

metadata to video clips, determined by in which REEL they are 

kept. 


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Metadata 

Logging Onto the FS-5 Web Server 

Logging onto the FS-5 web server provides access to the metadata 

settings and logging functions. The pages and functions available 

depend on the type of device accessing the FS-5. 

1. Connect the FS-5 to a computer or network through its USB 

port, using a USB cable, optional USB to Ethernet adapter, or 

802.11b/g wireless dongle. Depending on the type of 

connection, refer to the following: 

• FS-5 to Computer on page 129. 

• FS-5 to Wired (Ethernet) Network on page 130. 

• FS-5 to a Managed Wireless Network on page 130. 

• FS-5 Peer-to-Peer Networking (Wi-Fi) on page 131. 

2. Determine the FS-5’s IP address, see IP ADDR on page 100. 

3. Open a web browser and enter the FS-5’s IP address in the 

browser’s Address window. 

The Entry page appears. 


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Metadata 

Entering Metadata 

This procedure assumes that there is a ready to use template, for 

instance the FCP Example supplied with the FS-5, and that it is not 

necessary to modify it or create a new one. 

Use the following steps to enter metadata during either record or 

playback modes. 

1. Open the metadata function using a web browser and the FS-5 

web-based interface. 

Initially, the Entry page is empty. 

2 

2a 

2. Select the Template to use. 

3. Begin to record or playback. 

The fields of the selected metadata template appear on the 

Entry page. 

4. Enter data into the metadata fields. 

The type of data entered depends on the type input allowed by 

the field: variable, predefined, and mixed. 

5. Click Update. 

6. Set timecode markers. 

It may be necessary to set markers to indicate the location of a 

particular frame or sequence of frames in the video clip. The 

names of the markers depends on the template used and the 

template type. Generally, there is an In (Start) maker for the 

beginning and an Out (Stop) for the end of the selection. 


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• Clicking on a Set button places the marker and displays 

the timecode location of the marker. 

• Clicking on the Marker button resets the markers to 

00:00:00:00. 

Continue recording until finished. 

Updating Metadata - One Set Per Video Clip 

During recording, if different data is entered in the metadata fields 

and the Update button clicked, the new data replaces the 

previous entry for the video clip. 

Repeat the procedure to insert the same or different metadata for 

each video clip recorded. 

Saving Metadata 

There is no distinct Save step. 

Metadata is automatically written to the FS-5 database and into a 

specific record assigned to the video clip. Changing the metadata in 

the template changes, in real time, the video clip’s record in the 

database. 


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Reel Matching and Templates 

PDAs Can Not Access the Settings Page 

Because of their limited functionality, PDA type devices can not 

access the Settings or Metadata Template pages. 

Performing Reel Matching must be done with a computer. 

The REELs functions permit the User to group video clips into Reels, 

see Assigning Clips to Reels on page 112. Reel Matching is a function 

that allocates a template to specific reel or reel. When a Reel is 

assigned to a video clip the matched template is applied to the clip 

and when recording begins, the designated template automatically 

appears in the Entry window. 

It is necessary to set Reel Matching before beginning the recording 

session. 

1. Click on the Settings tab to display Reel Matching. 

The Reel Matching window opens. 

1 

5 

2. For each of the Reels, click on its Template ID dropdown menu 

and select a template. 


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Metadata 

Creating A Template 

PDAs Can Not Access the Metadata Template Page 

Because of their limited functionality, PDA type devices can not 

access the Metadata Template or Settings pages. 

Creating templates must be done with a computer. 

It is possible to create a new template by: 

• Duplicating and modifying an existing template. 

The duplicate template has the same metadata fields and 

settings as the original. The User is restricted to disabling/ 

enabling the metadata fields or changing their predefined 

values. 

• Constructing a new template using a xml document type. 

This method creates a template that conforms to the selected xml 

format and with all the metadata fields set to their defaults. The 

User is restricted to disabling/enabling the metadata fields or 

changing their predefined values. 

• Build a new template using an empty custom template. 

This procedure permits the User to create a unique template by 

adding metadata fields and defining their values and type of 

input. 

Duplicating a Template 

1 2 3 4 

6 

5 

1. Enter the name of the new template in the Template Name 

field. 

2. Place a check mark in the Duplicate check box. 


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3. Select the template to duplicate from the Based On 

dropdown menu. 

4. Click Add. 

• The new template appears with all of the metadata 

fields found in the parent template. 

• The new template’s name appears in the Display 

Template dropdown menu. 

5. Determine which fields are active in the template. 

It is possible to Disable/Enable each of the metadata fields in 

the template by clicking on its Action button. The button 

label indicates the action available. 

6. Define the metadata values for each metadata field. 

Click on the Edit Predefined button to view or edit the 

metadata values for specific metadata fields. 

The Edit Predefined Values dialog box appears. 

7 8 

6 

7. Add and Remove predefined values. 

Enter values, one at a time and click on Add. 

Add values in the order they are to appear. 

8. Click on X to close the Edit Predefined button. 

The template is now ready for use. 


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Metadata 

Using XML Document Format 

1 2 3 4 5 

This method uses a xml document format listed in the Template 

Type dropdown menu. 

1. Enter a unique name in the Template Name field. 

2. Verify that the Display Template field is set to None. 

3. Place a chicanery in the New check box. 

4. Select the metadata template to use from the Template Type 

dropdown menu. 

Apple XML Interchange Format is the default XML document 

type. 

5. Click Add. 

The template opens displaying all of the metadata fields 

available in the xml template. The fields are set to their default 

states and values. 

Final Cut Pro (FCP) Example Template 

FCP Example is a generic, Final Cut Pro compatible template 

that employs the standard Apple XML Interchange Format. 

The information logged into these fields is viewable using the 

FCP application browser window, once it is imported into FCP. 


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6. Verify that the necessary metadata fields are enabled. 

The Disable/Enable button is a toggle switch. Its label indicates 

the action that will occur, if it is selected. 

8 9 7 

6 

7. Define the metadata values for each metadata field. 

Click on the Edit Predefined button to view or edit the 

metadata values for specific metadata fields. 

The Edit Predefined Values dialog box appears 

8. Add and Remove predefined values. 

Enter values, one at a time and click on Add. 

Add values in the order they are to appear. 

9. Click on X to close the Edit Predefined button. 



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Metadata 

Creating A Custom Template 

1 

2 3 4 

5 

6 

As an example, suppose that it is necessary to create a metadata 

template for recording baseball games. To assist the producer and 

editor the metadata must be specific to the game of baseball. 

To create a new custom template: 

1. Enter the name for the custom template, for example 

Baseball, in the Template Name field. 

2. Change Template Type to Custom. 

3. Verify that Display Template is set to None. 

4. Click on Add to create the empty template. 

The name of the template appears in the Display Template 

field along with the template’s column header. 

5. Click on the Add Metadata Field button. 

The Select Metadata for Template dialog box appears. This 

box is empty. 

6. Click on the Create Metadata Fields button. 

A new window appears with a work space for creating 

metadata fields appears. 


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6 

10 

7 

8 

9 

11 

7. Enter a name for the metadata field. 

8. Set Timecode dependence 

yes - if metadata relates to timecode. 

no - if metadata is independent of time, i.e. notes, remarks, 

etc. 

9. Set the Input Style, this is required. 

This is the type of value input. 

Variable 

The user may enter any character string. 

Predefined 

This creates a dropdown list of predefined terms that the 

user selects from. After the field is submitted and appears in 

the list, it is necessary to add the predefined values: refer to 

Step 15. 

Mixed Mode 

This is a combination of Predefined and Variable inputs. The 

User first selects a term from a dropdown list and then can 

enter more data as a text string in an open field. 

After the field is submitted and appears in the list, it is 

necessary to add the predefined values: refer to Step 15. 

10. Click Submit to post the new fields to the list. 

The metadata field appears as a new item in the list below. 

11. Click on the Edit Predefined button for a metadata field to 

add Predefined or Mixed variables. 


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The Edit Predefined Values dialog box opens. 

15 

12 

14 

13 

17 

12. Enter each value separately. 

13. Click Add to place value in list. 

Add the values in the order they should appear. 

Click on the Remove button to delete a value. 

14. Click on Lock the Predefined Values box to prevent the User 

from adding other data to the list during metadata entry. 

• This restricts the list to only those values already 

entered. 

• Default is that the User can add other values to the list. 

15. Click on the X in the upper right corner to close the dialog 

box. 

16. Metadata fields appear in the list of fields from which to 

select. 

17. Click a field’s Add button to place it on the template. 

When a field is added to the template, it is removed from the 

list and, if a field is removed from the template, it reappears 

on the select list. 

Clicking the Refresh button updates the list. 

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18. Click on Done to finalize adding the fields to the template. 

The fields now appear in the new template and the Select 

Metadata for Template dialog box closes. 

19. Close the still open Add Metadata Window. 


Removing Metadata Fields 

Removing A Metadata Field Deletes All Data Stored In Field 

In All Records! 

Use extreme caution when removing metadata fields. 

This applies to metadata fields added by the User and 

accompanied by the Remove button. 


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Metadata 

Making Metadata into XML Files 

FS-5 Drive 

Shooting directory for storing video clips. 

Directory named for template used. 

Video clip and XML file moved to template 

directory from shooting directory. 

During a recording session, video clips are placed in a directory 

automatically created by FS-5. Metadata is entered into the FS-5 

database through the use of xml templates. 

To make that data accessible, it is necessary to export it from the 

database into a xml file and link it to its video clip. This is done after 

the recording and data entry are completed. 

There are two method for doing this. 

• AUTO ORG 

If AUTO ORG is enabled, after video is recorded, run HDD and 

the video clips and xml files are placed in the folder with the 

same name as the template. 

• Export 

Export is a function that allows the User to export the video clips 

metadata to a specific NLE formatted xml document. 


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EXPORT 

Final Cut Pro Export 

Use this function to create metadata xml documents for Final Cut 

Pro, using the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format. There are 

three options. 

Export By Track 

Use this method to export individual tracks (video clips) with 

metadata. 

1. Place a check mark in the box Export by Track. 

2. Select the Track (clip) to export. 

3. Click on Export. 

The clip and its metadata document are placed in a directory on 

the FS-5 with the name of the template used. 

Export All 

Similar to Export By Track, except clicking Export processes all 

the waiting video clips. 


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Export Based on Template 

Use this method when a variety of metadata templates were 

used during the recording session. This option processes all 

video clips that had Final Cut Pro based templates used to enter 

metadata. 

Generic Export 

This option creates a metadata xml document based on the Custom 

template created. Export By Track 

Use this method to export individual tracks (video clips) with 

metadata. 

1. Place a check mark in the box Export by Track. 

2. Select the Track (clip) to export. 

3. Click on Export. 

The clip and its metadata document are placed in a directory on 

the FS-5 with the name of the template used. 

Export All 

Similar to Export By Track, except clicking Export processes all 

the waiting video clips. 

Export Based on Template 

Use this method when a variety of metadata templates were 

used during the recording session. This option processes all 

video clips that had Final Cut Pro based templates used to enter 

metadata. 


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Export Matching 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

Export matching allows the User to match similar metadata field 

content between Custom and NLE templates even though the 

fields may have different names. 

1. Select the NLE Template Type to match the Custom template 

to from the dropdown menu. 

2. Select the Custom template from the Template dropdown 

menu. 

3. Click Add Export Matching to create database pivot table of 

metadata fields. This creates lists from which matches can be 

made. 

4. Select the Custom template from the Edit Export Matching 

Template dropdown menu. 

5. Click Edit Export Matching. 

A dialog box opens with the NLE metadata fields listed. 

Beside each field is a dropdown menu with a list of the 

Custom template fields. 


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6. Select those Custom fields that match to the NLE field. If 

there is no match, leave the field at None. 

7. Click Done when all matches are made. 


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FS-5 Functions 

This section contains information on the following LCD screens: 

General Screen Information 70 

OPERATION Screens 75 

SETUP Screens 86 

FUNCTIONS Screens 108 

UTILITIES Screens 114 

FS-5 screens are organized in a flat hierarchy. Every screen has a 

unique name, and it is possible to cycle continuously through the 

screens using the Left and Right navigation buttons. 

Use the Scroll Wheel or Up and Down navigation buttons to cycle 

through screen items (selections). 

Use the Scroll Wheel Select button to make a choice. 

Navigation Tip: Jump to Top of Display Using the Left Button 

When navigating through the LCD displays and scrolling down into the menu, 

press the Left navigation button on the front panel and immediately return to 

the top of the display, which allows navigating to other displays. 

Jump to Home display Using Select Button 

To return immediately to the Home Screen, navigate to the menu title at the top 

of the screen and press the Select button. 


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General Screen Information 

The FS-5 LCD menu screens are organized by function with each 

menu displaying a list of items. An item can be: 

• A value that can be set, such as the date. 

• A switch similar to a check box, that can be enabled along with 

other options in the display. 

• A switch similar to a radio button, that belongs to a family of 

options, in which only one can be active at any time. 

DATE 

TIME 

LCD 

LCD BRIGHT 

KEY BRIGHT 

ALARM 

STOP 

SETUP 

07/01/08 

12:21:30 

ON 

16 

16 

ON 

FRAME 

Menu Title 

Appears at the top of the 

display and identifies its 

topic or function. 

Use the Left or Right soft 

navigation buttons to 

move between the 

previous or next menu. 

Menu Items 

Use the Up and Down soft 

navigation buttons to 

move between the items in 

the menu. 

Pressing Select when an 

item is highlighted, 

displays its options. 

Currently Settings 

Opposite the menu item is 

its current setting. 

Selecting a menu item, displays its setting options. 

Navigate to the correct option or enter its parameters and press the 

Select button to set the option and return to the menu. 


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Welcome 

The Welcome screen appears briefly after boot-up, and 

automatically switches to the Home screen when the FS-5 is ready 

for operation. 

Home 

The Home screen combines displaying operation information and 

providing function controls through the function buttons. To leave 

the Home screen use either the Left or Right Navigation button. 

1 

2 3 4 5 

15 

13 

14 

6 

7 

12 

8 9 10 11 

1. Current Function: symbol and description 

Refer to LCD Display Symbols and Text on page 97. 


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2. Operational Status 

This indicates the current record/playback status. 

3. F1 Function Active 

Indicates a function assigned to F1 key is active: 

• Y Syncro 

• A AV/C 

• E External 

4. Wireless Network Connected 

Symbol indicaes that FS-5 is receiving wireless signals. 

5. Battery Life Gauge 

This gauge is accurate only when the unit is powered 

exclusively from the battery. 

6. Volume and Clip Number 

The volume number is always 1. 

Number of the current video clip, i.e. 001 for clip 1. 

7. Time Remaining on the disk. 

8. F1 Functions with EXT as the default, refer to Functions 

Screen on page 52 for more information. 

9. F2 Functions with DISP as the default, refer to Functions 


10. F3 Functions with LOCK as the default, refer to Functions 


11. F4 Functions 

12. Reel Display 

In Record or Playback modes, this item displays the 

particular REEL that a clip is located in or, has been marked 

to. If in PLAY FROM > REEL LIST mode, the REEL appears in 

brackets for example, [REEL]. This area is blank if NO REEL 

has been selected. 

13. DISP information field that displays data type. 

14. DISP information field that displays current DTE format. 

15. Recording Format. 


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DISP (display) Information Fields 

It is necesary for the F2 function button be set to DISP before 

using the following feature. 

Use the DISP function button to display current operation 

information fields 12 and 13. The data shown depends on the 

mode of operation: DV or HDV. 

Pressing the DISP button advances the display to the next 

category of information. Following is a table of the data types 

and data available with DISP. 

. 

Field 

Number 

Data Type / 

Data Description 

13 COUNTER 

14 Shows frame count of current video clip during record or 

playback. 

13 REMAINING 

14 Record: counts down number of available frames 

remaining, as time, on a specific disk. 

Playback: displays time remaining of the current clip. 

14 DV (NTSC or PAL) or HD (see note following this table) 

13 Record: displays the external timecode value being 

generated by a camcorder or other device during a 

recording session. Timecode mode must be set to EXT TC 

for this function to operate, refer to TIMECODE on page 

84. 

Playback: displays the embedded DV timecode value in a 

particular track. 

14 UB NTSC displays the Frames per Second input stream. 

13 Displays the set user bit value in a particular clip. A user 

bit value must be added for this to display, refer to UB SET 

on page 94. 

14 ABSOLUTE 

13 Displays an absolute timecode value for the particular 

session: the sum of all COUNTER timecodes on 

connected volumes. 


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DV (NTSC or PAL) and HD 

The information displayed in fields 11 and 12 depends, in part, on which 

Recorder Mode is set. 

DV RECORDER 

Line 11 displays the Standard Digital (SD) video format. It can not be 

changed. 

HD RECORDER 

Line 11 displays the HD resolution of the current track which depends on 

the camcorder in use with the FS-5 unit. Possible values are: 

• 1080/50i TC 

• 1080/60i TC 

• 720/30p TC 

• 720/25p TC 

• 576/50p TC 

• 480/60p TC 

Refer to the camcorder manual for supported resolutions 

FS-5 System Information Screens 

The FS-5 automatically creates information screens to indicate 

conditions such as high temperature, power remaining, or drive 

capacity remaining. 

WARNING 

5% 

POWER 

REMAINING 

Press OK to clear the screen and return to the last screen. 


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OPERATION Screens 

OPERATION 

MODE 

CONTROL 

REC MODE 

REC FORMAT 


TIMECODE 

REC/PLAY 

NORMAL 

NORMAL 

HDV 

QUICKTIME 

EXT TC 

The Operation screen provides access to settings that control various 

recording features and functions and information. The functions 

listed are: 

Item Default Options 

MODE REC /PLAY REC /PLAY 

HDD 

CONTROL NORMAL NORMAL 

EXTERNAL 

SYNCRO 

REC MODE NORMAL NORMAL 

RETRO CACHE 

RETRO DISK 

SNAP DV REC Mode only 

TIMELAPSE DV REC Mode only 

REC FORMAT HDV DV 

RAW DV 

AVI TYPE 1 

AVI TYPE 2 

CANOPUS AVI 

MATROX AVI 

QUICKTIME 

MXF 

HDV 

M2T 

QUICKTIME 

MXF 

DTE FORMAT QUICKTIME QUICKTIME 

TIMECODE EXT TC EXT TC 

REC RUN TC 

FREE RUN TC 

REGEN TC 


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MODE 

OPERATION 

MODE 

REC/PLAY 

HDD 

• REC/PLAY 

Use this option to set the FS-5 controls to disk recorder mode. 

• HDD 

Use this option when connecting the FS-5 to a computer. The 

FS-5 functions as a volume visible to the computer. 

Selecting this option displays the HDD BYPASS screen. 

HDD BYPASS 

SAFELY REMOVE HARDWARE 

(EJECT / UNMOUNT FS-5 ON 

COMPUTER) AND UNPLUG USB 

CABLE BEFORE EXITING 

EXIT 

As long as this screen appears, the FS-5 is mounted on the 

computer. 

Exiting HDD 

Before exiting HDD mode, safely remove the FS-5 from the 

network: 

1. Use the operating system’s Eject or Safely Remove 

Hardware function to dismount the FS-5. 

2. Unplug the USB cable. 

3. Press F4/BACK. 


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CONTROL 

OPERATION 

CONTROL 

NORMAL 

EXTERNAL 

SYNCRO 

The CONTROL menu provides the capability of enabling the FS-5 to 

operate in four different control modes during record and 

playback. 

• NORMAL 

Record and Play modes are controlled through the FS-5 

controls. 

• EXTERNAL 

Use EXTERNAL when controlling recording through an 

external device. 

• SYNCRO 

In SYNCRO a camcorder and the FS-5 follow the 

camcorder’s record state. It requires a tape to be in the 

camcorder. To use this mode, refer to the section, Syncro 

Slave Recording on page 30. 


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REC MODE 

OPERATION 

REC MODE 

NORMAL 

RETRO CACHE 

RETRO DISK 

The REC MODE menu permits setting the FS-5 to various recording 

modes see REC MODEs with Home Screen Indicators on page 78. 

Once a recording mode is selected, the recorder remains in that 

mode until a different mode is chosen. Exiting the REC MODE 

screen and returning to Home, enables the selected recording 

mode. 

To verify that the digital recorder is set to the correct recording 

mode, refer to the upper left-hand of the Home screen where the 

recorder mode is displayed. 

REC MODE 

Indicator 

(RETRO CACHE) 

REC MODEs with Home Screen Indicators 

Mode 

Top Line Displayed In Home Screen 

NORMAL • STOP 1-001 

RETRO CACHE • C STOP 1-001 

RETRO DISK • L STOP 1-001 

SNAP • SNAP 1-001 

TIME LAPSE • T STOP 1-001 


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For more about LCD display symbols and text, see LCD Display 

Symbols and Text on page 97. 

NORMAL Record 

This is the standard recording mode. 

• All control is from the FS-5 front panel. 

Initially, the Home screen displays • STOP. 

•Pressing Record • puts the FS-5 into II REC PAUSE mode. 

•Pressing Record • a second time puts the FS-5 into REC 

mode. 

RETRO CACHE 

The Retro Cache mode insures that important material at the 

very start of a recording session is captured. Retro Cache stores 

in the on board memory a continuous loop of video captured by 

video camera during pauses. Pressing record • begins active 

recording at the last frame stored in the cache. The resulting 

video clip has the cached video at the beginning. 

Retro Cache is available in EXTERNAL and SYNCRO control 

modes. 

Setting RETRO CACHE 

1. Go to the SETUP Menu. 

See RETRO CACHE on page 95. 

2. Select the item RETRO CACHE. 

3. Select the time field. 

Use the scroll wheel to set the length of video that 

the RETRO CACHE should store. 

Set the length of video in 1-second increments from 0. 

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RETRO DISK 

The Retro Disk mode records video in a continuous loop to a 

user-defined portion of disk space. Pressing record • seamlessly 

begins active recording. The Retro Disk session is appended to 

the beginning of the new clip. The result is a set of clips 

beginning with the cached video and continuing with the newly 

recorded video. 

• When calculating the amount of hard disk space needed for 

a Retro Disk record session, always include additional 

space beyond the recording requirements. The added space 

depends on the length of the loop. 

• Loops less than 60 minutes, need an additional 1 minute 

of unused disk space. 

• Loops 60 minutes and greater, require an additional 2GB 

of unused disk space. 

• When looping less than one hour, Retro Disk records the 

loop in a series of 1 minute clips. 

• Retro Disk is available in Normal, Syncro and External 

control modes. 

• When Retro Disk is set, the symbols •L (Record and L) 

appear in the FS-5 display. 

Setting RETRO DISK 


2. Select the item RETRO DISK. 

See RETRO DISK on page 96. 

3. Select the time duration field. 

Use the scroll wheel to set the length of video that 

the Retro Disk should store: 

Set the length of video in 1-minute increments. The 

maximum time allowed depends on the model. 


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SNAP Record DV modes only 

Use Snap to record individual frames. In Snap mode, pressing 

record • captures a single frame. Each record Snap session 

captures the individual frames into a single file. To start a new 

Snap record session place the unit in STOP between Snap 

records. 

• Snap recording is available only in DV modes of operation. 

•Use SNAP in EXTERNAL and SYNCRO control modes. 

• Removing power from the FS-5 in the midst of a Snap 

recording session causes the FS-5 to return to Normal 

recording mode when it powers back up. 

Another Method to Capture Single Frames 

An alternative to SNAP is EXT CTL FRAME. For more information 

see EXT CTL on page 92. 

TIMELAPSE DV mode only 

Timelapse provides the ability to record a single frame at 

specific time intervals, for example one frame per minute, 

00:01:00:00. Time Lapse applications can include capturing the 

traffic on city streets, the growth of a plant from seed to 

maturity, and construction projects. 

Features of Timelapse function include: 

• All the captured frames are recorded in a single clip. 

• The time between recording periods can be set in frames, 

seconds, minutes, and hours. 

The maximum time between recorded frames is 24 hours. 

Setting TIMELAPSE 


2. Select the item TIMELAPSE. 

3. Select the time field. 

Use the scroll wheel to set the length of time 

between frame captures. 

Set the length of video in 1-second increments from 0. 

The maximum time allowed depends on the model. 


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REC FORMAT 

OPERATION 

REC FORMAT 

DV 

HDV 

Select either: 

• DV 

• HDV 


OPERATION 


RAW 

AVI TYPE1 

AVI TYPE2 

AVI TYPE2 24P 

Depending on which REC FORMAT was selected, this screen 

displays a list of available direct-to-edit formats: above, display for 

DV. 


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DV Formats 

• RAW DV 

• AVI TYPE1 

• AVI TYPE2 

• AVI TYPE2 24p 

• CANOPUS AVI 

• MATROX AVI 

• QUICKTIME 

• QUICKTIME 24p 

• OP ATOM 

• MXF P2 

HDV Formats 

• M2T 

• QUICKTIME 

• MXF 

Organizing OMF, MXF, P2 Files 

To turn off automatic organizing, AUTO ORG: 


2. Select the item AUTO ORG. 

3. Select DISABLE. 

The latest DTE supported applications and file formats are listed 

on the Focus Enhancements website: www.focusinfo.com. 


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TIMECODE 

OPERATION 

TIMECODE 

EXT TC 

FREE RUN 

REC RUN 

REGEN 

The FS-5 provides four timecode functions in HDV mode and DTE 

FORMAT is set to QUICKTIME. In M2T mode, all TC modes act as 

EXT. 

The following are timecode functions: 

• EXT TC Default 

Records the incoming source timecode. If the timecode is not 

running, and the FS-5 records the same timecode number in 

each recorded frame. Choose TC EXT mode to clear any stored 

number. 

SETUP Menu Overridden by EXT TC Settings 

When EXT TC is selected, the FS-5 follows the timecode mode 

of the camera, Drop Frame or Non Drop Frame, regardless of 

the setting in the SETUP menu. 

• REC RUN DV mode only 

This function creates a time code number for the first frame of 

the next recording. 

Take the last timecode recorded and add 1. 

The FS-5 stores the last recorded timecode in its non-volatile 

memory, so it can persist across recording sessions. 


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• FREE RUN 

This function causes the FS-5 to begin counting from the value 

stored by TC SET. To enter a value in TC SET: 

1. Go to the SETUP menu. 

2. Select the TC SET item. 

3. Enter values using the Right soft key and Scroll Wheel. 

4. Press the Select button to enter values and return to the 

SETUP menu. 

A number entered via TC SET is not stored or the FS-5 

begins counting using that number, until it is selected and 

the display returns to the SETUP menu. 

• REGEN 

When the FS-5 powers up in REGEN mode, it: 

• Reads the timecode of the last track recorded. 

• Adds 1 to the number. 

• Stores the new timecode as the number that will be 

assigned to the first frame of the next recording session. 

If the drive is empty, i.e. no existing recordings, the FS-5 uses 

the TC SET value. 


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SETUP Screens 

SETUP 

DATE 

TIME 

LCD 

LCD BRIGHT 

KEY BRIGHT 

ALARM 

05/28/08 

08:31:15 

ON 

16 

16 

ON 

The items in the Setup screen are grouped by function. Within 

the function the items act like radio buttons, i.e. when one is 

active the others are not. 

In some cases, such as the Date, a new screen appears with 

parameters to set. To return from a parameters screen, use the 

BACK function button. 

The Setup menu items include: 

Item Default Options / Comments 

DATE 06/15/08 Displayed in Home screen. 

TIME 08:00 Displayed in Home screen. 

LCD ON ON 

OFF 

AUTO 

LCD BRIGHT 16 1 -16 

KEY BRIGHT 16 1 -16 

ALARM 

ON 

STOP FRAME FRAME 

GRAY 

NO VIDEO 

EXT CTL OFF OFF 

PAUSE 

FRAME 

FILE 


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TC SET 00:00:00:00 

UB SET 00:00:00:00 

TC MODE NON-DROP DROP 

NON-DROP 

RETRO CACHE 

RETRO DISK 

0 sec 

0 min 

TIMELAPSE 00:00:00:00 

PLAY MODE PLAY CLIP PLAY CLIP 

LOOP CLIP 

PLAY ALL 

LOOP ALL 

PLAY FROM MODE TRACK TRACK 

REEL 

UDF FS PERM READ-ONLY READ-ONLY 

READ-WRITE 

NETWORK DHCP MANUAL 

DHCP 

IP ADDR 0.0.0.0 

IP MASK 0.0.0.0 

BROADCAST 0.0.0.0 

GATEWAY 0.0.0.0 

ESSID 

KEY 

WIFI MODE MANAGED MANAGED 

ADHOC (P2P) 

FTP 

WEB 

AUTO ORG 

AUTO MARK 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

ENABLED 

DISABLED 


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SET DATE 

SETUP 

DATE 

06/15/08 

Default is 06/15/08. 

SET TIME 

SETUP 

TIME 

Default is 08:00:00 

Date and Time Must Be Set 

The date and time must be set. They are used in the FS-5 file naming 

function. 


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LCD 

SETUP 

LCD 

ON 

OFF 

AUTO 

These items enable or disable the FS-5's LCD backlight. 

• ON Default 

Permanently sets LCD backlight to ON. 

• OFF 

Permanently sets LCD backlight to OFF. 

• AUTO 

Turns off the backlight after one minute. 

On the FS-5, pressing any button pad button turns the 

backlight back on. Any information screen turns the backlight 

on. 

LCD BRIGHT 

SETUP 

LCD BRIGHT 

16 

Sets the brightness of the LCD display: range of 1 to 16 with 16 the 

brightest. 

Default is 16. 


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KEY BRIGHT 

SETUP 

KEY BRIGHT 

16 

Sets the brightness of the FS-5 control keys: range of 1 to 16 with 16 

the brightest. This control does not effect the Scroll Wheel 

brightness. 

Default is 16. 

ALARM 

ON 

OFF 

SETUP 

ALARM 

Toggle switch controlling the Alarm. 

• When the alarm is enabled, pressing any button on the FS-5 

produces audio feedback. 

• The FS-5 alarm triggers when conditions such as low battery 

charge, low disk space, or over heating occur. 

• When Alarm is set to OFF, the audio feedback for the buttons 

is disabled. However, the alarm still sounds for low power, 

high heat, or low disk space conditions. 

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STOP 

SETUP 

STOP 

FRAME 

GRAY 

NO VIDEO 

These settings determine which video is output from the FS-5 

when using the Search Index Soft button to view recorded clips. 

• FRAME Default 

Displays the first frame of the clip. 

• GRAY DV only 

Displays a black frame. 

• NO VIDEO DV only 

Video output is OFF. 


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EXT CTL 

SETUP 

EXT CTL 

OFF 

PAUSE 

FRAME 

FILE 

These external control options permit the use of a device to control 

the FS-5 through the optional RS-232 cable. 

RS-232 Cable Available from Focus Online Store 

The RS-232 cable required to connect the FS-5 to an external control 

device is Focus part number CBLA-0113-01. It and other accessories 

mentioned in this manual are available at https://www.focusinfo.com/ 

store. 

• OFF Default 

Use this option when connecting an external device with an 

RS232C cable. 

This requires the use of a a 3.5mm-to-DB9 adapter cable, 

plugged into FS-5 Control port. 

In Local mode, select this item to control the FS-5 with the 

optional wired remote control unit, refer to page 94. 

The following options permit control functions to occur from a 

simple contact closure. 

• PAUSE 

Controls Pause and Resume during a record or playback 

session. 

• FRAME DV Mode Only 

Captures a single frame of video and records it to a file. Each 

time this function is triggered, it sequentially adds another 

frame to the same file until stopped. 


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• FILE 

Creates a new file during a record session without losing any 

frames. 

TC SET 

SETUP 

TC SET 

Default is 00:00:00:00. 

The Timecode Set parameter stores a user defined timecode in the 

FS-5’s non-volatile memory. This value is available for use by the 

FS-5 immediately after exiting TC SET. 

• TC FREE RUN 

The FS-5 uses this value on the next recording after it is set in 

TC SET. 

• TC REGEN 

This is the starting value when using an empty hard disk 

drive for recording. 

• TC REC RUN 

This is the value used to begin every recording session after a 

power cycle. 

TC SET and UB SET Can Be Set at the Same Time 

Both parameters, TC SET and UB SET, may be set. 


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UB SET 

SETUP 

UB SET 

Default is 00:00:00:00. 

The User Bit Set function provides the ability to change the user 

bits in the timecode recorded in the video files. 

• Timecode values are not set when in TC EXT mode. 

Professional applications employ user bits to add metadata to 

recordings to assist in post production. For example, multiple 

cameras are used during a shoot. Each FS-5 has a unique UB 

setting that identifies it and the camera it serves. Later, the user bits 

are used to determine from which camera station the footage was 

recorded. 

TC SET and UB SET Can Be Set at the Same Time 

Both parameters, TC SET and UB SET, may be set. 


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TC MODE NTSC only 

SETUP 

TC MODE 

DROP 

NON-DROP 

These parameters are only available for NTSC and only one may 

be enabled at a time. Drop and non-drop enable and disable the 

drop-frame function that modifies how the timecode is calculated 

during recording. 

• DROP 

Enables the drop-frame function and frames 00 and 01 are 

dropped from each minute of video recorded, with the 

exception of the first minute of the hour. 

• NON-DROP Group Default 

Disables drop-frame. 

No frames are dropped during recording and the timecode 

reflects the actual time during recording. 

If the FS-5 is in EXT TC mode, the TC MODE selection has no 

effect on the recorded video's timecode. 

RETRO CACHE 

SETUP 

RETRO CACHE 

0 sec 

Select between 0 and 10 seconds. 

Default is 5 seconds. 


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RETRO DISK 

SETUP 

RETRO DISK 

0 min. 

Select between 1 and 388 minutes. 

Default is 1 minute. 

TIMELAPSE 

SETUP 

TIMELAPSE 

Default is 00:00:00:00. 


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PLAY MODE 

SETUP 

PLAY MODE 

PLAY CLIP 

LOOP CLIP 

PLAY ALL 

LOOP ALL 

• Play Clip Default 

In this mode, the FS-5 plays the selected clip from start to 

finish when you press the PLAY button. At the end of the 

particular clip, the FS-5 pauses. 

• Loop Clip 

In this mode, the FS-5 plays the selected clip from start to 

finish. Immediately after completing the clip, the FS-5 

begins playing the clip again without a pause. It stays in 

this state until stopped. 

• PLAY ALL 

In this mode, the FS-5 plays the entire contents of the disk 

(all clips) in order, from start to finish. At the end of the last 

clip, the FS-5 pauses. 

• LOOP ALL 

In this mode, the FS-5 plays the entire contents of the disk 

(all clips), in order, from start to finish. At the end of the last 

clip, the FS-5 begins to play from the beginning of the first 

clip again without a pause. It stays in this state until 

stopped. 


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PLAY FROM 

SETUP 

PLAY FROM 

TRACK 

REEL 

This screen permits the selection of from where clips playback. 

There are two choices: 

• Play Track Default 

Clips playback in the order in which they were recorded. 

Playback order is based on the order of the file names. 

• Play Reel 

Clips in a selected folder are played back. This function 

provides the ability to choose between any folders on the 

disk. Folders can appear with their user assigned folder 

name (if used). 


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SETUP 


READ-ONLY 

READ-WRITE 

Use this setting to determine the read-write capabilities of the 

UDF file system. 

• READ-ONLY Default 

Use for Windows XP operating system. 

• READ-WRITE 

Use for MAC OS 10.5 and Windows Vista operating 

systems. 


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NETWORK 

SETUP 

NETWORK 

MANUAL 

DHCP 

Select the method to use to assign a network IP address to the 

FS-5. 

• MANUAL 

Select if a static IP is assigned by Network Administrator. 

This requires that an address be entered in the IP ADDR 

option. 

• DHCP Default 

Select, if IP address is automatically assigned by the 

network DHCP server. 

IP ADDR 

Default is 0.0.0.0. 


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IP MASK 


BROADCAST 



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GATEWAY 


ESSID 

SETUP 

The ESSID distinguishes one wireless network from another. It 

is a unique name that identifies a wireless network, specifically, 

the wireless access point. 

The ESSID can contain upper and lower case alphabetical 

characters, some special characters, spaces, and numerals. 

1. Select ESSID from the SETUP menu. 

2. Press the F2 function button to enter or edit the ESSID. 

3. Use the Right and Left soft buttons to go between the 

ESSID characters. 

4. Use the Scroll Wheel to dial in the desired character. 


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5. Press F1 to insert a space. 

Press F4 to delete a character or space. 

6. Press the Select button to save the ESSID and return to the 

previous ESSID display. 

7. Press the Select button again to return to the SETUP 

menu. 

KEY 

SETUP 

The KEY is a code sequence required by the wireless network. 


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WIFI MODE 

SETUP 

WIFI MODE 

MANAGED 

ADHOC (P2P) 

This function sets the type of wireless connection that the FS-5 

uses. 

• MANAGED 

Managed mode is used when making a wireless connection 

to a structured LAN where central access points are used 

and devices are managed through the network. 

• ADHOC (P2P) 

Ad-hoc mode is a method for connecting wireless devices 

directly to each other. Successful implementation of Ad hoc 

mode requires that: 

• All wireless adapters must be configured for ad hoc 

mode. 

• All ad hoc wireless adapters must use the same ESSID 

and channel number. 

• Only a small number of devices, within close range, can 

be in the ad hoc network. As number of devices and 

range increase, performance falls. 

• All wireless devices within range must be able to 

discover and communicate in peer-to-peer fashion 

without employing central access points. This includes 

broadband wireless routers that use central access points. 

• Ad-hoc networks cannot bridge to wired LANs or to the 

Internet without installing a special-purpose gateway. 


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FTP 

SETUP 

FTP 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

This function enables the FS-5’s FTP capabilities. 

Default is DISABLED. 

WEB 

SETUP 

WEB 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

This function enables the FS-5’s WEB capabilities. This allows 

the user to access FS-5 features through the FS-5’s web server 

and pages. 

Default is ENABLED. 


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AUTO ORG 

SETUP 

AUTO ORG 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

This function enables the FS-5’s function to automatically 

organize structured files by moving clips and related files from 

the current clips folder to assigned reels. This must be done 

before the FS-5 is mounted on a computer or the files are 

imported into NLEs. 

Default, the FS-5 is enabled to recognize files requiring 

organizing and automatically prompting the videographer to 

organize these files when powering down the FS-5 or mounting 

the FS-5 to a computer. 

AUTO MARK 

SETUP 

AUTO MARK 

DISABLED 

ENABLED 

When enabled, the FS-5 to automatically places Start/Stop 

marks in a recording whenever the Pause control is used. 


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Later, these marks are used during playback to navigate 

between scenes in the recording or to automatically generate 

individual video clips from each recorded segment. 

Default is DISABLED. The User must assign each clip to a folder 

manually. 


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FUNCTIONS Screens 

Reel receiving clips 

F1 F2 F3 F4 

Function Groups 

The Functions keys F1, F2, F3, and F4 provide convenient Home 

screen shortcuts that act as toggle switches for specific system 

settings. The Home screen below is an example of the information 

displayed. 

F1 

F2 

F3 

F4 

FUNCTIONS 

SYNC 

DISP 

DV/DD 

REELS 

Function settings are user-assignable and available in the Functions 

screen. Changing a setting with a Function button has the same effect 

as manually changing the setting. 

• There are four groups of functions F1, F2, F3, and F4 displayed 

via the Functions screen. 


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• The function groups are independent of each other. 

• In each group only one selection is active at a time. 

Functions List 

A list of the Function button menu is below. In each group, the 

default selection is listed first. 

MENU 

F1 SYNC 

F1 EXTERNAL 

LCD SET 

F1 REELS 

Appears on LCD as… 

SYNC Toggles between SYNCRO and LOCAL record control. 

EXT (Toggles between external TRIGGER and LOCAL control) 

Default 

Sets the LCD display to A = AUTO, 1 = ON, 0 = OFF, see LCD on 

page 89. 

REEL Increments current reel number, 

F1 R0-0 R0 Marks Current Clip to Reel 0, 










F1 BLANK 

No Function. 

F2 DISP 

F2 ALARM 

F2 FILE 

F2 REELS 

DISP (Toggles the different TC display modes) (Default) 

ALRM/MUTE Turns the FS-C alarm on or off. 

FILE (Toggles display between normal and the file name. 




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MENU 











F2 BLANK 

No Function. 

F3 LOCK 

F3 DV/DD 

F3 REELS 

LOCK/UNLK Locks the buttonpad (Default) - toggles between 

LOCK and UNLK 

DD Toggles between REC/PLAY and HDD Modes 





F3R3-3 R3 Marks Current Clip to Reel 3, 







F3 BLANK 

No Function. 

F4 LOCK 

LOCK/UNLK Locks the buttonpad - toggles between LOCK 

(Default) and UNLK 


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MENU 

F4 DV/DD 

F4 REELS 


DD Toggles between DV/HD and HDD Modes 












F4 BLANK 

No Function. 


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Assigning Clips to Reels 

Current Reel 

Function Bar 

F4 Assigned to R3-3 

F3 Assigned to R1-1 

F2 Assigned to REELS 

When a disk is formatted, the FS-5 creates 10 folders, numbered 0- 

9, on the disk. Each folder is a REEL. Optionally, another set of 

reels/folders 0 - 9 can be created within each of the original reels. 

For example: REEL 1 has a sub REEL 2 which is designated 1-2. 

Reels can be assigned to a clip during record, stop, or playback. 

The function keys can be set to assign video clips to particular reels 

(folders). There are two functions for assigning clips to reels: 

• REELS 

To allocate a clip to one of the folder/reels 0 - 9 assign the 

REELS function to a function key. 

To Select the reel that the clip should belong to, press the 

REELS function key to increments the reel that the current clip 

is assigned to. The number of the reel appears in the lower 

left-hand area of the display, just above the functions bar. 

Example 

In the illustration above, F2 assigned to REELS. The 

videographer wants to assign the current clip to Reel 2 has 

pressed the F2 key until the FS-5 to mark the clips to the 

currently selected reel. The current reel is indicated in the line 

above the F1 function reel selection. 


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• RX-X 

Setting a function key to this type of marker, instructs the FS-5 

to mark the current clip as belonging to a sub-reel/folder. 

For example, R2-2 assigns the clip to REEL 2-2 which is a 

reel within REEL 2. 

Blank 

Functions identified as Blank are inactive. 


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UTILITIES Screens 

UTILITIES 

FORMAT UDF 

REPAIR DISK 

REPAIR CLIP 

FILE NAME 

UPGRADE 

DELETE CLIP 

Item Default Comment 

FORMAT UDF Backup data before using. 

No Undo. 

REPAIR DISK 

REPAIR CLIP 

FILE NAME 

ORGANIZE REEL 

UPGRADE 

DELETE CLIP 

SYSTEM RESET 

DIAGNOSTIC 

STATUS 

VERSION 


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FORMAT 

Format Type 

UDF 

FAT 

Prevent lost frames due to file fragmentation by formatting the FS- 

5 before each recording session. 

Save Files Before Formatting 

The formatting process erases all data on the disk and is not 

reversible. Backup all files and clips on the FS-5 before 

formatting. 

This selection formats the disk as follows: 

1. From the Utilities screen, Select Format. 

2. Select the type of formatting: UDF or FAT. 

The format type is shown in the blue field. 

Press the F2 key to change the format type. 

3. Select YES to begin formatting. 

A status screen displays progress of the formatting and at 

successful completion the display returns to the Utilities 

menu. 

The FS-5 issues an error message if format does not 

complete successfully. 

To return to the Utilities menu without doing a format, press the F4/ 

BACK key. 


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REPAIR DISK 

REPAIR DISK 

PRESS YES TO 

REPAIR DISK 

YES 

BACK 

Use this function if a recording session does not complete properly 

and there is a question that the file may be damaged. For example, 

recording terminates due to a loss of power to the FS-5. Repair 

Disk scans the entire disk drive checking for and repairing file 

errors and incomplete files. When the file is repaired it can be used 

in the NLE system. 

Corrupted Files May Need More Repairs 

After running Repair Disk some files may still need further work to restore 

them. In such a case, run the utility Repair Clip, refer to the following page. 

To repair a disk: 

1. In the Utilities menu, Select Repair Disk. 

2. Select YES and the FS-5 begins repairing the disk. 

A status screen displays the progress of disk repair and at 

completion displays the message. 

• Complete indicating that the disk repair was successful. 

• Aborted indicating that there were errors and the repair 

did not complete. 

3. Press BACK to return to the Utilities menu. 

After Using REPAIR DISK Move Content and Re-Format 

After using the REPAIR DISK utility, the content must be moved from the 

FS-5's drive and the FS-5 utility FORMAT run before resuming recording. 

Refer to FORMAT on page 115. 


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REPAIR CLIP 

Clip Number 

Use this function to repair a specific file that may be damaged or 

incomplete. For example, recording terminates due to a loss of 

power to the FS-5 and a specific file may be damaged. Repair Clip 

scans the specified file checking for and repairing file errors and 

incomplete files. When the file is repaired it can be used in the NLE 

system. 

1. In Utilities menu, Select Repair Clip. 

2. Use the Scroll Wheel to pick the number of the clip to repair. 

3. Press YES and the FS-5 begins repairing the file. 

A status screen displays the progress of disk repair and at 

completion displays the message: 

• Complete indicating Repair Clip was successful. 

• Aborted indicating that there were errors and the repair did 

not complete. 

4. Press BACK to return to the Utilities menu. 

After Using REPAIR CLIP Move Content and Re-Format 

After using the REPARI CLIP utility, the content must be moved from the FS- 

5's drive and the utility FORMAT run before resuming recording. Refer to 

Format Disk on page 81. 


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FILE NAME 

Clip Number 

Original Clip 

Name 

This function displays a file name but does not permit changing it. 

1. From the Utilities screen, go to FILE NAME. 

2. Enter the file’s clip number using the Up and Down soft 

navigation buttons. 

The base file name is dynamically displayed as a function of 

the clip number. 

When a clip has multiple files, the first Base file name is 

displayed 

3. Press BACK to return to the Utilities screen. 


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ORGANIZE REEL 

This function places all files identified as a REEL clip during 

recording or playback into the appropriate reel folder. The clip 

may be marked by either , using either REEL or Rx-x, 

It is possible to import REEL folders directly into most DV NLE 

bins. 


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UPGRADE 

Check Focus Enhancements website for upgrades and latest 

software updates, go to www.focusinfo.com. 

To upgrade system software: 

1. Download the latest upgrade file to a local computer. 

2. Rename the upgrade file to FS5.bin. 

3. Connect the FS-5 to the local computer using the USB 2.0 

cable provided with the FS-5. 

4. Access the FS-5 root directory. 

Go to OPERATION > MODE and select HDD, see MODE on 

page 76. 

5. Copy or drag the FS5.bin file to the FS-5 root directory. 

6. Exit the FS-5 from HDD mode and navigate to the Utilities 

menu. 

7. Select the utility Upgrade. 

8. Press F3/YES. 

The UPGRADING screen appears. This screen continues to 

display until the upgrade completes. 

This process may take approximately 15 minutes. 

9. On successful completion of the upgrade, the FS-5 displays 

the message, UPGRADE COMPLETE and automatically 

restarts. 


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UPGRADE ABORT 

If the upgrade fails, the FS-5 displays the message: 

UPGRADE 

ABORT 

BACK 

Verify that the upgrade file name is FS5.bin and that it is in 

the FS-5 hard drive’s root directory. 


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DELETE CLIP 

Use this item to delete a selected clip. 

1. In the Utilities menu, Select DELETE CLIP. 

2. Use the Scroll Wheel to pick the number of the clip to 

deleted. 

3. Press the F3/YES function key. 

4. The selected clip is deleted. 

5. Press BACK to return to the Utilities screen. 

When a clip is deleted, the FS-5 re-organizes and displays the 

remaining clips in sequence. For instance, if there are three clips on 

the disk: 001, 002, 003. If clip 002 is deleted, the remaining clips are 

reorganized and clip 003 becomes clip 002. However the base file 

names are not affected. 

Use Delete Function Sparingly 

The delete function should be used sparingly. It is suggested that the 

DELETE CLIP utility be used only when absolutely necessary. It can cause 

disk fragmentation that can lead to file playback and record issues. If more 

space is required you must transfer your content from the FS-5 and perform 

the FORMAT utility. Refer to Format Disk on page 81. 


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System Reset 

SYSTEM RESET 

CONTINUE TO 

RESET SYSTEM? 

YES 

BACK 

The System Reset feature restores the factory default settings for 

the FS-5 unit. This feature is useful for diagnosing problems with 

the unit. 

System Reset 

A System Reset can not be reversed. 

Diagnostic 

DO NOT CHANGE THE SETTINGS OF THIS FUNCTION 

This function is included to assist Focus Enhancement 

Technical Support diagnose problems that may occur with 



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Status 

STATUS 

SUPPLY 1: 

SUPPLY 2: 

SUPPLY 3: 

BATTERY: 

TEMP: 

3327068.50 V 

3327068.50 V 

3327068.50 V 

7.69 V 

49C 

BACK 

The FS-5 Status screen provides details of the systems power state 

as well as internal temperature. This screen may assist Focus 

Enhancements Technical Support in determining power and 

thermal problems with your unit. 

Version 

VERSION 

1.0.0.00000000 

NTSC 

FS-5 

BACK 

This screen displays: 

• FS-5 Firmware version 

• SD video of the unit. 

• FS-5 model 


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FS-5 with Other Devices 

Once video clips are recorded to the FS-5 it is possible to use those 

clips in most computer based DV/HD NLE systems. This section 

contains information about the following: 

Operating Systems 127 

MAC OS and Windows 127 

FAT32 127 

UDF 128 

Initial Setup 129 

FS-5 to Computer 129 

FS-5 to Wired (Ethernet) Network 130 

FS-5 to a Managed Wireless Network 130 

FS-5 Peer-to-Peer Networking (Wi-Fi) 131 

Setting FS-5 131 

Setting Up IPod Touch (or iPhone) 133 

Setting Up a Mac 135 

Setting Up a PC (XP) 137 

Completing Network Setup 140 

Mounting to Windows and MAC 142 

Select HDD MODE 142 

Mounting and Dismounting the FS-5 143 

Windows 143 

MAC 145 

Video File Types and Name Formats: 147 

AUTO ORG and REELS 147 

Mounting Hardware 149 


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In the past, to get footage into an NLE system, it was necessary to 

capture / digitize the footage using a video capture card. The FS-5’s 

DTE functionality eliminates the capture stage. All that is necessary is 

the moving of the video files from the FS-5 to a computer. To do this: 

• Connect the FS-5 directly to a computer with an active OHCI 

compliant IEEE-1394 FireWire port and the necessary FireWire 

disk drive drivers. 

For More Information 

Go to the Focus Enhancements' website (www.focusinfo.com) for 

more compatibility information. 

• Use the FS-5 HDD Bypass mode, refer to Initial Setup on page 

129 for more information. 

The FS-5 is compatible with any computer system that can read FAT 

32 volumes, such as Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP and Mac OS9/ 

OS10. 


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Operating Systems 

The FS-5’s default file system is UDF, Universal Disk Format. 

However, the FS-5 provides the ability to format the drive in either 

the FAT32 or UDF. 

MAC OS and Windows 

The operating system that the FS-5 mounts to, determines the type 

of formatting. 

FAT 32 

UDF 

Windows 2000 MAC OS 10.5 

Windows XP 

Windows VISTA 

FAT32 

The FAT32 file system limits file size to a maximum of 2GB or 

approximately, 9 minutes of recording time. 

Recording Time Depends on Recorder Mode and Resolution 

The number of minutes per 2G file depends upon the recorder mode and 

resolution: 

• DV - 9 minutes, 

• 720p (MOV) - 10 minutes, 

• 720p (M2T) - 13 minutes, 

• 1080i (M2T) - 9 minutes, 

• 1080i (MOV) - 8 minutes (1080/60i) or 7.5 minutes (1080/50i), 

When clips exceed 9 minutes in length, the FS-5 automatically 

creates a new, file without dropping any frames. The two files have 

the same root filename but have different two digit suffixes that 

indicate the order of their creation, -01, -02, and so on. This process 

can produce as many sequential 2GB files as the drive can hold. 

With most NLE systems it is possible to use clips within the 

timeline. Select the clips on the source volume, i.e. the connected 

FS-5, and import them directly into the NLE bin. 

This makes clips immediately available in the NLE timeline. 


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The high transfer speed of the FS-5 drive permits direct streaming 

of the clips to the NLE, thus eliminating the need to copy or 

transfer the clips before their use. 

UDF 

UDF does not have the 2GB limitation on file size which permits 

the FS-5 to record clips of up to 1.5 hours in length. 


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Initial Setup 

The FS-5 can be accessed by computer in three ways: 

•Directly by USB cable. 

• Through a wired (ethernet) network. 

• Through a wireless network. 

FS-5 to Computer 

Video I/O 

IE 1394 

Computer I/0 

USB 2.0 

1. With FS-5 powered off, connect the FS-5 through its 

COMPUTER I/O USB 2.0 port to the computer system. 

Use either: 

• USB 2.0, type A to A, cable provided with the unit. 

• USB 2.0 to FireWire cable extender, not provided. 

2. Power up FS-5. 

3. Mount the FS-5 drive on the computer. 

For more information see Mounting to Windows and MAC on 

page 142. 


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FS-5 to Wired (Ethernet) Network 

This procedure requires the use of a USB 2.0 to Ethernet Extender. 

1. With the FS-5 powered off, use an USB 2.0 to Ethernet 

Extender to connect the FS-5 to the network. 

2. Power on the FS-5 and wait for the Home screen to appear. 

3. Go to the SETUP menu and locate IP ADDR. 

If the network employs DCHP, the SETUP options IP ADDR, 

IP MASK, BROADCAST, and GATEWAY display the network 

assigned addresses. 

4. Open an IE or Safari web browser. 

5. Enter the FS-5’s IP ADDR into the browser’s IP address bar 

and enter. 

The FS-5 Templates web page opens. 

FS-5 and FTP 

To access the FS-5 via FTP, follow the same steps above. 

In Step 5, enter the address ftp://FS.FS@ and then the IP ADDR 

from SETUP. 

FS-5 to a Managed Wireless Network 

A managed wireless network employs a wireless router to manage 

connected Wi-Fi devices. The router provides DHCP services the 

network in a way similar to the DHCP server on a wired network. 

Setting up the FS-5 is similar to that of attaching the FS-5 to the 

ethernet network mentioned before. There are a few items to note: 

• Verify that FS-5 is set to DHCP. 

SETUP > NETWORK > DHCP. 

• Insure that the proper ESSID set, 

SETUP > NETWORK > ESSID. 

• Insure that the KEY is set. 

The KEY is the wireless network password. 

SETUP > NETWORK > KEY. 

FS-5 Web and FTP 

Like the wired network, the FS-5 can be accessed by web 

browser or FTP. 


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FS-5 Peer-to-Peer Networking (Wi-Fi) 

Peer-To-Peer is the ability to connect the FS-5 with other Wi-Fi 

capable devices without going through a separate wireless router. 

This permits the videographer to use FS-5’s metadata function in 

the field with a minimum of equipment, the FS-5 and another WI- 

FI device. 

It is necessary to establish an ad-hoc, peer-to-peer network: the 

connection between FS-5 and other Wi-Fi capable devices are 

networked only for the duration of the session and while they are 

in Wi-Fi range. 

Current Technical Requirements 

Presently, Peer-To-Peer networking requires the use of the latest firmware 

and an 802.11 USB dongle which utilizes the Ralink. Use one of the 

following: 

• Linksys WUSB54GC 

• Belkin F5D7050 

A list of tested USB dongles will be available soon from www.focusinfo.com. 

Example 

This example uses an iPod Touch and a Wi-Fi capable Mac 

running Safari. 

Setting FS-5 

1. Connect an approved 802.11 USB dongle to the FS-5. 

2. Power up FS-5. 

3. Go to the SETUP > NETWORK and Select MANUAL. 

SETUP 

NETWORK 

MANUAL 

DHCP 


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4. If needed, scroll to SETUP options IP ADDRESS, IP MASK, 

BROADCAST and GATEWAY and modify their settings. 

5. Set ESSID. 

SETUP > ESSID > Select ESSID. 

FS5 

SETUP 

ESSID 

F2-EDIT 

The ESSID display lists wireless networks within range of 

the FS-5. If the network is not displayed, press F2 and 

enter it, see ESSID on page 102. 

6. Pick the network and press Select button. 

The display returns to the SETUP menu. 

7. Set KEY. 

SETUP > KEY > Select KEY. 

SETUP 

The key is the wireless equivalent of the network 

password. 

8. Enter the Key code and press Select, see page 103. 

The display returns to the SETUP menu. 


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9. Set WIFI MODE. 

SETUP > WIFI MODE > Select ADHOC (P2P). 

SETUP 

WIFI MODE 

MANAGED 

ADHOC (P2P) 

10. Verify that WEB is enabled. 

SETUP > WEB > ENABLE. 

Setting Up IPod Touch (or iPhone) 

Use similar settings on other Wi-Fi devices. 

1. Unlock the iTouch. 

2. Select the Settings button. 

3. In Settings, select the Wi-Fi setting (ON). 

3 

4 

5 

4. Under Choose a Network... Locate the ESSID set on FS-5 

and select it buy touching the name. In this example, FS-5. 

A check mark appears next to the selection. 


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5. Press the right arrow in the blue circle to open the 

Network setting for this Wi-Fi selection. 

6 

7 

8 

9 

6. Press the STATIC button at the top of the screen. 

7. Select an IP address where the last value is within 20 or 30 

of that set on FS-5. 

Example: if FS-5’s IP address is 192.168.1.1, set the FS-5 to 

192.168.1.20. 

8. Set SUB NET MASK to match the value on FS-5 (usually 

255.255.255.0. 

9. Set ROUTER to the IP address of FS-5 (for example, 

192.168.1.1). 

10. Exit this window by pressing the middle key at the base 

of the iPod display. 

11. Launch the Safari web browser. 

12. Enter the FS-5’s IP address in the URL window. 

The FS-5 web page now appears. 


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Setting Up a Mac 

Use similar settings on other Wi-Fi capable computers. 

1 

2 

1. Select the Wi-Fi selector on the right side of the Mac’s 

menu. 

2. Under Devices, select the ESSID assigned on the FS-5 

earlier. 

The Wi-Fi symbol on the menu bar will change to a Wi-Fi 

device symbol. 

3. Open the Mac’s SYSTEM PREFERENCES. 

4. Located under INTERNET AND NETWORK, open 

NETWORK. 

5 

6 

7 

5. Select AirPort network icon. 

ON appears. 


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6. Verify that the FS-5 ESSID selected in Step 2 is the current 

Network name. If it is not, select it. 

7. Click the ADVANCED button. 

8 

10 

11 

12 

9 

8. Click on TCP/IP. 

9. Set CONFIGURE Ipv4 to MANUALLY. 

10. Enter a new IP Address under IPv4 ADDRESS. 

It should be within the IP range set on FS-5 and on other 

Wi-Fi devices connected to the ad-hoc network. 

11. Set SUBNET MASK to the same value that is set on FS-5. 

12. Set ROUTER to the IP Address of FS-5. 

13. Press OK. 

14. Press APPLY. 

15. Open Safari on the Mac. 

16. Enter the FS-5’s IP ADDR into the browser’s IP address bar 

and enter. 

The FS-5 Templates web page opens, see Metadata on page 

43. 

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Setting Up a PC (XP) 

2 

3 

1 

Because the operating system’s user interface (GUI) is 

customizable and that there are multiple versions of Windows 

XP in the workplace, the following instructions are only a guide. 

Individual computers may have GUIs different from the one 

shown here. The procedure remains the same. 

1. Open the PC’s Control Panel by clicking on the Start icon 

on the Windows Task Bar. 

The Start Menu appears. 

2. Locate the Control Panel button and click on it. 

The Control Panel window open. 

3. Click on Network Connections. 


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The Network Connections window opens. 

4 

5 

6 

7 

4. Click on Wireless Network Connections. 

The Wireless Network Connection window opens. 

5. Click on FS5. 

6. Click the Connect button. 

This connects the computer to the FS-5. When the 

connection is made, the signal strength bars in the FS-5 

listing go green and a message appears. 

7. Click on the FS-5 again, to reselect. 


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Two messages appear in sequence. 

8. Click Connect Anyway and then OK. 

This completes the wireless connection. 

9. Go to Completing Network Setup on page 140. 


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Completing Network Setup 

The following steps are required to complete the set up. 

Return to the Wireless Network Connection window. 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

1. Click on change the order of the preferred networks in the 

Related Task column to the left. 

A new window opens. 

2. Click on the Wireless Network tab. 

3. Under Preferred Networks, click on the FS5. 

4. Click on the Move Up button to move the FS5 to the top of 

the network list. 

5. Click on the Advance to go into the next connection 

window. 

6. Select Computer to Computer (adhoc) network only. 

7. Click Close. 

This initiates the wireless connection 

between the computer and the FS5. 

Connection status messages appear 

in the FS5 listing: Acquiring network 

address and Connected. 


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Wireless Network Status 

To access the current network status -- connection, network 

name, duration, speed, signal strength: 

1. Go to the Control Panel and click on the Network 

Connection icon. 

The Network Connections window appears. 

2. Click on the wireless network that the FS5 belongs to. 

The Wireless Network Connection Status window 

appears. 


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Mounting to Windows and MAC 

This procedure is the same for computers running Windows or MAC 

operating systems. 

Select HDD MODE 

On the FS-5, OPERATION > MODE and Select HDD. 

OPERATION 

MODE 

REC/PLAY 

HDD 

This step is required before mounting the FS-5 to a computer. Refer 

to the section, MODE on page 76. 

The HDD BYPASS screen appears. 

HDD BYPASS 

BACK 

It is now possible to mount the FS-5 drive onto the operating 

system. 


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Mounting and Dismounting the FS-5 

How this is done depends on the operating system: MAC or 

Windows. 

Windows 

1. Open the Windows file system via MyComputer, 

Windows Explorer, or a similar Windows application. 

2. Locate the FS-5 drive and open it. 

Often, it appears as a standard disk drive and may be 

labeled E:, F:, G:, and so on. 

The root folder has 11 folders and several files. 

3. Open the folder with the most recent date code. 


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This folder may contain several different files: video and 

XML, see Video File Types and Name Formats: on page 147. 

Close FS-5 Directory and Dismount From Windows 

1. Close the file system browser, i.e. Windows Explorer. 

2. Terminate HDD mode on the FS-5. 

There are two methods: 

• Select BACK in the FS-5’s HDD BYPASS display. 

• Function Key assigned to DD/DV, press that key. 

The HDD display closes and the FS-5 returns to its 

previous display. 

Dismount Does Not Need Windows Intervention 

Many USB devices, that once mounted to a Windows 

computer must then be dismounted using the Safely Remove 

Hardware function. 

The FS-5 does not require that step. It safely dismounts itself 

from the computer file system. 


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MAC 

1. Start the Mac computer and connect the FS-5’s 

COMPUTER I/O port to the computer using a standard 

USB 2.0 type A to A cable. 

When mounted, the FS-5 appears on the computer's 

desktop as a FAT32 volume with a PC label, as shown 

below: 

2. Locate the FS-5 on the desktop and open it up. 

3. Open the folder with the most recent date code (for 

example, 20050127-110345-01). It should look similar to 

the following: 


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Organizing Structured Files 

If clips have been assigned to a Reel folder: perform an Organize 

REEL before connecting the unit to a computer, see ORGANIZE 

REEL on page 119. 

Close FS-5 Directory and Dismount From MAC 

Dismount FS-5 Before Powering Off 

It is important to dismount the FS-5 from the Mac system 

BEFORE powering down the FS-5. 

To dismount the FS-5 from a Mac: 

1. Select the FS-5 on the computer's desktop. It is marked 

with a PC symbol. 

2. Drag the drive into the trash or use the eject button. 

This dismounts the particular disk drive. 

3. It is now safe to remove the FS-5. 

Eject Shortcut for Two-button Mouse 

If the Macintosh is equipped with a two-button mouse, the following 

keyboard shortcut is available: 

• Right click the FS-5 icon on the desk top. 

• Select the Eject function from the pop-up menu. 


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Video File Types and Name Formats: 

DV File Types Name Format Extension 

RAWDV 

AVI Type2 

or 24p AVI Type2 

YYYMMDDHHMMSSb01 

.DV 

.AVI 

Canopus AVI YYYMMDD-HHMMSSb01 AVI 

Matrox AVI 

QuickTime 

or 24p Quicktime 

OP Atom 

MXF P2 

HDV File Types 

YYYMMDD-HHMMSSm01 

This file has a separate .wav audio file 

per track. 

YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSp01 

YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSL01.mxf), - 

(YYYYMMDDHHMMSSR01.mxf) where: 

p is video, 

L is the left audio channel, 

R is the right audio channel, 

AVI 

.MOV 

.MXF 

.MXF 

M2T YYYYMMDD-HHMMSSX01.m2t .M2T 

MXF 

QuickTime 

.MXF 

.MOV 

AUTO ORG and REELS 

FS-5 Video Clips in Reel Folder 

FS-5 permits the storing of video clips in either the standard file folder or 

a REEL (folder). If video clips have been assigned to a REEL, the FS-5 

reminds the videographer to run AUTO ORG before attaching the FS-5 to 

a computer. 

FS-5 Resolution and Frames 

• M2T or QUICKTIME (MOV) filename format: YYYYM- 

MDD-HHMMSSX01.m2t or .mov where the X is a letter 

indicating the resolution of the captured video file. The 

table below lists letters and associated resolutions. Not all 


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HDV camcorders support these resolutions. 

X Resolution X Resolution 

d 720p, 23.976 fps D 1080i, 23.976 fps 

b 720p, 24 fps B 1080i, 24 fps 

c 720p, 25 fps C 1080i, 25 fps 

a 720p, 29.97 fps A 1080i, 29.97 fps 

e 720p, 30 fps E 1080i, 30 fps 

f 720p, 50 fps F 1080i, 50 fps 

g 720p, 59.94 fps G 1080i, 59.94 fps 

h 720p, 60 fps H 1080i, 60 fps 

y 756p, 50 fps * 

z 480p, 60 fps * 

* The 576p, 50 fps and 480p, 60 fps resolutions are not supported in 

the HD RECORDER QUICKTIME format. The unit will not record 

these resolutions camera when in HD RECORDER QUICKTIME format. 


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Mounting Hardware 

Mounting FS-5 to a Camcorder 

Mount the FS-5 to your camcorder using the optional Camcorder 

Mount Kit (P/N ASYF-1325-01CF). For more information about 

this kit or to order it, contact Focus Enhancements: 

USA 

Email: 

support@focusinfo.com 

Telephone: +1 763-398-1658 

Fax: +1 763-571-7688 

Address: Focus Enhancements, Inc. 




EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) 

Email: 

techsupport@como.com 

Telephone: +49 4307 - 83 58 58 

Fax: +49 4307 - 83 58 99 

Address: COMO Computer & Motion GmbH 

A Focus Enhancements Company 

Lise-Meitner-Str. 15 

24223 Schwentinental / Germany 


FS-5 Accessories 

Camera Mounting Kit 

Belt Clip 


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Native Language Editors (NLEs) 

This section provides FS-5 information specific to supported native 

language editors. Also check the Focus Enhancements web site, 

www.focusinfo.com for the latest updates. 

In this section: 

Final Cut Pro page 152 


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Final Cut Pro 

How It Works – Overview of XML 

Creating an XML interchange format document with information 

about a project or components of a project is a simple menu choice. 

In Final Cut Pro, you select what you would like to describe in the 

format and then choose FILE > Import > XML. (Refer to “screen 

shot 1” below) 

Documents in the Final Cut Pro XML Interchange Format are 

stored on disk as plain text documents that you can view, parse, 

and edit on any platform. 

XML is another way to think about the possibilities: such as 

bottlenecks in the post-production workflow - where the XML 

Interchange Format can help. 

• Production companies often use the metadata feature to track 

all film or video shots during production. Exporting this 

database information to interchange format documents could 

allow for the quick creation of video dailies from film, HD, or 

SD footage. The interchange format document could edit 

together with FS5 footage into a sequence before each shot. 

• A producer might have a video editor to change all medium 

shots of scene to close up's. Using metadata and XML, the 

post editor could easily find and replace clips with other clips. 

When attempting to import XML files into Final Cut Pro, endusers 

maybe asked for a Translation File. A Translation File 

takes the information in an exported XML file and translates it 

into something Final Cut Pro is able to understand. 


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File Menu > Import > XML 

Navigate to the saved xml file, and choose it. XML File and clip 

together will appear together in the browser window. 

Right clicking the mouse on the clip > item Properties > Logging 

info will bring up an item Properties window. 

In this window – the end-user will find the XML information data 

that was created using FS5 web interface. 


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Technical Specifications 

Specifications are subject to change. 

Physical Description 

• Dimensions: 2.75” x 5.5” x 1.25” (70mm x 140mm x 32mm). 

• Weight: 0.58 lb. without Battery and 0.8 lb. with Battery. 

User Interface 

• Graphical display, 37mm x 49mm Active Display, color, backlit. 

• 9 control buttons with conductive rubber keypad. 

• Scroll Wheel I/F. 

• Menu system integrated with control buttons to provide access 

to unit: 

Operations 

System Setup 

Functions 

Utilities 

Metadata 

• Download from external device, Xml template of metadata tags. 

• Add metadata tags to video file and link to: 

Timecode values in a recording, 

Individual clips, 

Entire recording session, 

• Metadata compatible with popular NLE editor applications. 


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Compliance 

•CE 

•FCC Class A 

•C-Tick 

•RoHS 

Connectors 

Power - mini-jack 

DC 11-18 V 

Control 

TRRS mini Jack 

Video IO - FireWire 

1 x 6-pin 

IEEE-1394a 

Computer IO - USB 2.0 

Inputs/Outputs 

Video 

• 1 x 6-pin FireWire, IEEE-1394a, connector with restraining 

latch. 

• Connector Does Not Accept or Provide Power. 


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DTE Video Formats 

Audio 

•SD 

• DV25 

Frame rates: 

480i @ 30 fps. 

480p @ 24 and 30 fps. 

576i/p @ 25fps. 

•HD/HDV 

Frame rates: 

720p @ 24, 25, 30, 50 and 60 fps. 

1080i @ 24F, 30F, 50 and 60 fps. 

Embedded in the FireWire signal 

•DV25 

Embedded 2-channel (16-bit, 48kHz), 

Embedded 4-channel (12-bit, 32kHz), 

•HDV 

Embedded 2-channel MPEG 1, Layer 2, 

Timecode 

• Embedded in FireWire or through external serial port. 

Timecode can be generated on a single FS-5 and passed to 

additional FS-5 units using either a serial control cable with a 

splitter or using a 802.11g dongle connected to the USB 2.0 

port. 

Data I/Os 

USB 2.0 

• 1 x Asynchronous USB 2.0 port (Type A connector) w/ 

power out (500mA max) and locking latch – TBD. Also able 

to accept power when connected to a computer. Power 

from computer limited to 500mA maximum for powering 

the unit. 

• Does Not Charge Battery. 

• Connect 802.11b/g wireless LAN compatible devices. 


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TRRS Mini Jack 

• 1 x Serial Port (TRRS mini Jack) for TC (via a mini-jack 

splitter), Control and Power (for external control panel). 

Disk Drive 

• Capacity: 60GB or 100GB 

• Form Factor: 1.8” 

• Formatting: UDF. 

• Speed: 4200 RPM 

• Type: PATA (IT series) 

DTE File Formats Supported 

•DV25 

AVI 2, 

AVI 2 – 24p 

Canopus AVI 

Matrox AVI 

QuickTime 

QuickTime 24p 

OP Atom 

MXF P2 

•HDV 

M2T 

QuickTime 

MXF 


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Error Messages 

The FS-5 will display error messages on its LCD display if certain 

conditions occur that can effect FS-5 operation. Below is a list of the 

error messages and the actions to take: 

Error Message Description Action 

LOW BATTERY! Battery power is low. Connect AC Power or replace the battery 

pack. 

HIGH 

TEMPERATURE! 

The unit is getting too hot for 

normal operation. 

Check ambient air temperature. Is unit in 

direct sun light or near heat source? 

NO SPACE LEFT! The Disk Drive is Full. 

Transfer files off the drive and format it 

before attempting to do more recording. 

DISK ERROR 

XXX 

NO DISK 

DETECTED 

WRONG 

PRODUCT ID 

Lost Disk Communication. 

Lost Disk Communication. 

Incorrect Software Loaded. 

Contact Focus Enhancements Technical 

Support. 

Contact Focus Enhancements Technical 

Support. 

Download correct software and perform 

upgrade again. 

FILE NOT FOUND Wrong filename or missing file. Check filename or that upgrade file 

exists. 

AUDIO MUTE 

Record or Playback with VF 

mode set to 24, 25 or 30 is 

muted for the PN DTE formats 

(QuickTime PN and P2 PN). 

This is normal. No action is required. 

Environment 

•Operating Temperature: 0-40° C (32° -104°F) 

• Storage Temperature: -20-60° C (-4° -140°F) 

• Ambient Operating Humidity: Within 10% to 85% (relative 

humidity) 

• Shock (Drop Test): Operating 50cm / Non-operating 100cm 


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Power 

•Main unit: 

11 – 18V DC, 

Low power consumption. less than 3W during record, 

• External control panel: 

Low power consumption, 

Powered via TRRS serial connector from main unit (future 

option) 

• Removable and rechargeable Li-Ion battery pack: 

Capable of more than 3 hours of continuous record operation, 

Battery charger built into the unit, 

• Supplied external AC adapter with restraining mechanism, 

• Accept/receive power via USB 2.0 port: 

Maximum 2.5W (500mA), 

Operation Only - Does Not Charge Battery, 

• Power From External DC Battery Devices 

The ability to charge the FS-5 battery when operating using an 

external DC battery device is dependent on the load placed on 


Consider the following when using external DC battery devices 

to power the FS-5. The typical external DC video device is 12V or 

14.4V. 

Power Consumption Tables 

No Battery Installed - no charging current 


14.4 V 0.238A (3.42W) 0.328A (4.72W) idle-LCD/Backlight at 

max 

12.0V 0.285A (3.42W) 0.398A (4.77W) idle-LCD/Backlight at 

max 

Battery Installed - partially discharged, full charging current 


14.4 V NA 0.608A (8.75W) Record Mode-LCD/ 

Backlight at max 

14.4 V 0.525A (7.6W) 0.575A (8.25W) record for 1 hr., 

internal T=56 deg.C 


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Operation 

When operating the FS-5 at 12V rather than 14.4V, the power 

consumed remains the same, but the current draw increases by a 

factor of 1.2 (14.4/12.0). 

The Linksys dongle uses approximately 1.35W. This represents 

about 30% of the power budget when not charging the batteries. 

When charging the batteries, the FS-5 applies as much power as 

possible to the battery, up to a limit of about 1A charging 

current. However, the overall power system limits the total 

amount of current consumed to about 0.6 A maximum based on 

the 15V input adapter. 

The result is that when a big load is added, such as a discharged 

battery and the dongle, the FS-5 automatically reduces the 

amount of the charging current so that the total current through 

the adapter never exceeds approximately 0.6 Amps. 

Warranty 

• FS-5, one year, limited. 


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Index 

A 

absolute timecode ................. 73 

audio 

dv ........................................ 17 

HDV ................................... 17 

message ........................... 159 

B 

battery 

charge LED ........................ 15 

charge level ....................... 15 

error message .................. 159 

symbol ............................... 15 

C 

camcorder 

displaying timecode ........ 73 

camera connector .................. 16 

charge 

battery LED ....................... 15 

levels .................................. 15 

clip 

displaying set user bit ..... 73 

connector 

camera, firewire ................ 16 

power, dc ........................... 16 

control 

down .................................. 14 

function ............................. 14 

left ....................................... 13 

pause .................................. 12 

play ..................................... 11 

power ................................. 10 

record ................................. 11 

rec-pause ........................... 11 

reset .................................... 10 

right .................................... 13 

scroll/select ...................... 12 

select .................................. 13 

stop ..................................... 11 

up ....................................... 14 

D 

DC power connector ............ 16 

default 

FA functions ..................... 72 

FB functions ...................... 72 

FC functions ...................... 72 

disk 

activity ............................... 15 

lost communication ....... 159 

error, no disk detected .. 159 

error, no space left ......... 159 

DISP ........................................ 72 

displaying 

remaining recording time 73 

timecode by external device 73 

user bit value of clip ........ 73 

DTE ........................................... 4 

eliminates pre-editing ....... 1 

DV 

displaying a track’s timecode 73 

SNAP ................................. 78 

dv audio ................................. 17 

DV25 

audio .................................. 17 

formats ................................. 4 


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E 

electrical shock ............... vi, viii 

warning symbol ................. v 

error 

audio mute ..................... 159 

file not found .................. 159 

high temperature ........... 159 

lost communication with disk 

159 

low battery ...................... 159 

no disk detected ............. 159 

no space left on disk ...... 159 

wrong product id .......... 159 

F 

F1 ............................................ 14 

F2 ............................................ 14 

F3 ............................................ 14 

F4 ............................................ 14 

file 

boundaries .......................... 7 

read ...................................... 7 

recorded formats ............... 4 

write .................................... 7 

file name 

error, wrong file name .. 159 

file not found ...................... 159 

FireWire 

connector, camera ............ 16 

dv audio ............................ 17 

firewire 

cable ..................................... 3 

format 

recording ............................. 4 

function 

button ................................ 14 

FA default ......................... 72 

FB default .......................... 72 

FC default ......................... 72 

H 

HD 

formats ................................ 4 

HDV 

audio .................................. 17 

high temperature ................. 159 

I 

I/O ........................................... 16 

IE1394. See FireWire. 

incorrect software loaded .. 159 

indicator 

record mode ...................... 78 

L 

LED 

battery charge ................... 15 

disk status .......................... 15 

low battery ........................... 159 

M 

Mac 

OS 10.5 ................................. 7 

marking scene .......................... 6 

menu 

navigation .......................... 13 

metadata 

administrative ................... 45 

assign .................................. 14 

descriptive ......................... 45 

F1 ........................................ 14 

F2 ........................................ 14 

F3 ........................................ 14 

F4 ........................................ 14 

structural ........................... 46 

N 

navigation 

menu .................................. 13 

network 

wired .................................... 7 

wireless ................................ 7 

no disk detected .................. 159 

no space left ......................... 159 

normal ..................................... 78 


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P 

pause 

button ................................. 12 

play 

button ................................. 11 

playback 

embedded DV timecode .. 73 

PN 

audio mute ...................... 159 

power 

button ................................. 10 

connector ........................... 16 

PRE-REC Cach ....................... 78 

Q 

QuickTime 

DTE ................................... 159 

P2 PN ............................... 159 

PN ..................................... 159 

R 

read ........................................... 7 

record 

audio muted .................... 159 

button ................................. 11 

remaining time on disk ... 73 

timecode by external device 73 

mode indicator .................. 78 

modes ................................. 78 

normal ................................ 78 

PRE-REC Cach .................. 78 

SNAP DV ........................... 78 

time lapse .......................... 78 

recording 

format ................................... 4 

rec-pause ................................ 11 

reset ......................................... 10 

S 

scene marking .......................... 6 

screen 

home ................................... 71 

welcome ............................. 71 

scroll/select wheel ................ 12 

select 

button ................................. 13 

SNAP 

DV ...................................... 78 

soft button 

down .................................. 14 

left ....................................... 13 

right .................................... 13 

up ........................................ 14 

software 

error, wrong product id 159 

status 

LED .................................... 15 

stop 

button ................................. 11 

synchronize ............................ 11 

system 

information screens ......... 74 

T 

temperature 

error message .................. 159 

time lapse 

recording ........................... 78 

timecode 

absolute timecode session 73 

generated by external device 73 

embedded DV timecode . 73 

track 

embedded DV timecode . 73 

U 

UDF ........................................... 7 

Universal Disk Format, see UDF. 

unpacking ................................ 3 

USB 

cable, 2.0 .............................. 3 

wireless ................................ 7 

user bit, displaying value of clip 73 

V 

VFR mode 


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audio muted ................... 159 

video 

I/O ..................................... 16 

synchronize ...................... 11 

Vista, see Windows. 

W 

Windows 

Vista ..................................... 7 

XP ......................................... 7 

wireless .................................... 7 

write ......................................... 7 

wrong product id ............... 159 

X 

XP, see Windows. 


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